Astrophotography with a Crop Sensor Camera - Sony A6000, A6300, A6400, A6500
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2019
- Today I show you how to shoot the stars with a crop sensor camera.
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I think it's the best video I've seen on UA-cam. Very clear, concise, direct. You deliver detailed, accurate and valuable information. In addition a perfect pronunciation for which English is not our native language. Congratulations on the excellent work. Saludos desde Chile.
Gracias mi amigo!!
(sorry that is about the extent of my Spanish knowledge! 🤦🏻♂️)
Thanks so much Manu, I'm glad my video has helped and was easy to understand. I bet you have some amazing landscapes to photograph in Chile!! We've been wanting to do a trip to South America for a long time but haven't had time yet...maybe soon!! 😁👍
You’re not kidding. This video was amazing. True cheat sheet for nubs like me…
Got an a-6000. I can’t stop thinking: “If I knew then what I know now I’d have some insane pics”. Better later than never. Thanks for a great video!!!
Lol, it's always the same...but at least you know what you know now! 😁
Thanks for watching 👍
Having such a clear, informative but not overloaded explanation has given me the confidence to try this (I'll be referring back multiple times!). Thank you for this excellent video.
That's great to hear!! Thanks for watching 😁👍
This must be the definitive guide into astro photography for newcomers, clear step-by-step, simple to follow and complete. Hands down. Keep it up!
Thanks so much Eduardo! Really appreciate your kind words. 👍
It's such a fun type of photography...and quite addictive...lots of sleepless nights!
Thanks for watching. 👍
Excellent tutorial. I started astrophotography with my Sony RX100 iii with good results. Then I picked up a A6000 and Rokinon 12mm f2 and was very happy. I also bought a Sigma 16mm f1.4 that I use for panorama Milky Way shots stitched together. That is a great lens. Once you get one good shot it gets very addicting (but in a good way 👌). Now it’s all about getting the right foreground subject and doing light painting!
That’s excellent Larry!
I was amazed at the quality from these little cameras in such low light! I bet the sigma 16mm 1.4 would be fantastic on this!
You’re right, the challenge is always getting a good foreground and lighting it properly.
Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated. 😁👍
Wow, very nice tutorial! Clear, concise, no annoying background music, everything explained perfectly. Subscribed. Thanks!
Thanks so much Mamabear! Welcome to the club! 😁👍
I will use this guide for my first attempt for astro photo.
Your way of explaining is so good.
Huge thanks.
No worries John, thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks for the video Mike. I've been trying to get some good Astro shots with my a6500., but I was missing a few steps this really helped, can't wait to try it out.
Great to hear it has helped! There’s so many steps in the process so it’s easy to miss one or two.
Let me know how you get on! 😁👍
love your tutorials: inspired to try some astrophotography with my old sony 6000 this July in Mount Olympia park. Thanks for making this not seem intimidating!!!!
Really appreciate your videos Mike, they have helped me greatly as I have just gotten into this hobby.
Great to hear! I have a lot of fun making these and there are a lot more to come! 😁👍
Hi, I really got a lot out of your video. You are very detailed and I appreciate that, and I like learning the new and different things my camera can do. I have a Sony a5000, not quite up to par with the a6000 but I have taken many, what I consider, great photos. I am excited to try my hand at astrophotography and your tutorial will help me immensely. Thank you very much for passing on your knowledge.
That's great to hear!! Thank you so much for watching and I hope you have fun shooting the stars...it really is an addictive part of photography...just be prepared to not be having as much sleep as before! 😆
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I'm about to buy an a6400 in the next few days for astrophotography (and landscape), so no need to say I'm very happy to a found your video. Considering I'm a beginner it will be really helpful, thank you!
Excellent! I'm glad I could help. 😁
Let me know how you get on with the A6400...it's a great little camera 👍
Hey Mike, last night was the first time I tried to shoot the milky way. I bought the A6000 and used the 3.5-5.6/16-50 lens. I'm still trying to understand what it all means. But this video definitely gave me great insight as to what I was doing wrong with my settings. Great video. Thank you
That’s awesome! I’m glad I could help!!
The best bet is to go out and shoot as much as possible...that way it’ll slowly sink in and you’ll get a better understanding of how your camera works and how you can make it do what you want.
Astrophotography is great as well because when you get a clear night, you have lots of time to think about and try out different settings.
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great vid man. Thank you. Easy to follow and super simple ✌🏽
Great to hear Annette! Thanks for watching! 😁👍
You're a stud. Appreciate the short and informative tips. No fat, thank you! You earned a sub and a like
Haha! Thanks very much!!
Welcome to the club!! 😁👍
Dude, what a great vid. Simple things like that screen grab for steps goes such a long way to making content truly useful.
Glad it was helpful Lou! 😁👍
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The 300/500 tip is great, I never knew there is such a rule, comes in handy. I tried to photograph comet Neowise the other night, it is funny I could barely see it but the A6300 can pick it up much clearer than the naked eye, just like when photographing the northern lights.
Great to hear!! It is one of those rules that just comes in handy to get your settings dialed in quickly.
It's amazing how good the sensors in these modern cameras are...im amazed every time I go out.
Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Thank you so much great tutorial. You on of the gems of youtube
Thanks very much! 😁👍
This was a great video. First I've seen on using a crop for Astro. I use the Sony a6400 with the sigma 18/35 1.8 and it works really good together. I'll do 5 frame portrait style panos a lot of the time for that extra wide look. I love my combo.
That's great to hear! The crop sensor cameras are getting better and better as the years go by.
I did some street photography recently with the a6600 and the kit lens and really enjoyed using it.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Straight to the point. Fantastic video.
Thanks so much!! 😁👍
tyy this is such a good, to the point video!! Can't wait to try this with my a6000.
Thanks so much Megan! It's a lot of fun and quite addictive!! 😁👍
Awesome tips on how to create beautiful images friend. I’m lucky enough to be in Texas where the hill country is perfect for this, can’t wait to take a go at it. God bless you!
Awesome as always! Thank you so much!!!
And thank you for watching 😁👍
Can't believe I'm the first "like." I have a Fujifilm X-H1, and I've been waiting for this vid. 👍
Haha!! Excellent Mark!! You're quick off the mark for the like!! 😁
Let me know how you get on with it. Even though it is for the A6000 series, you can follow along and set your X-H1 up the same, just finding the settings you need to in the fujifilm menu locations. 😁👍
Same here!
This is an awesome video! I love the fact that you praised the APS-C cameras for their impressive low light performance. A lot of photographers still live under the misconception that APS-C cameras are poor in low light or are much worse than other full frame options, and it's pretty sad.
I've shot some stars with the Nikon D7200 and I was blown away at how clean the image was at ISO 3200 (I didn't even need noise reduction). I recently got a Nikon D7500 as a second body and I can't wait to shoot some stars with it too as it delivers noticeably cleaner results than the D7200 at high ISO.
Your views give some kind of energy to me. I am also having crop sensor d3400 and D90 of Nikon. Great appreciation.
Thanks so much Osase!!
Years ago I started with the canon 350d and then the 600d and I got pretty good results with those but I haven't really shot with a crop sensor since getting the canon 6d and then moving to the sony a7 series cameras...I've probably fallen into that trap of using a full frame camera and thinking that a crop sensor is bad in low light but this has completely changed my mind ... to the point that I might be getting the A6500 for travelling as it would mean having a much lighter comer bag!!
Thanks for watching and commenting dude, much appreciated!! 😁👍
Thanks so much Ravi!! 😁👍
@@mikesphotography That's awesome! I had the budget to get a full frame system, but I decided to stick with APS-C cameras because of how good they are! For me, it's not about the weight but the benefits of APS-C in terms of reach with the same focal length and the fact that there's no practical difference in image quality when comparing it with the full frame system.
The aps-c system is really good for getting that extra reach. I often use the aps-c function in my a7rii for that very reason...😁👍
Just what I needed, thanks. I have an A6600 and want to photograph Neowise in the next couple of days.
Excellent. I hope you get some great shots.😁👍
With neowise, try a longer focal length to get it filling the frame a bit more.
Mads Peter Iversen has a video on shooting it: ua-cam.com/video/2eDN22SRCPw/v-deo.html
Unfortunately I missed it and it's no longer in the sky where I'm at. 😵
That was clean. Thank you!
And thank you for watching. 😁👍
amazing turtorial!
Thanks very much!! 😁👍
Thank you. That was useful!
No worries, I'm glad I could help. 😁👍
This is a FANTASTIC video, simply explained and easy to understand for beginners like me! So concise too. Thank you for thinking of us newbies with that cheat sheet, I'm going to try my hand at capturing the comet Neowise tonight! Will come back with an update on how it went haha
No worries, I'm glad I could help!! With Neowise, try to keep your shutter speeds a bit lower...especially if you're using a longer lens...let me know how you get on. 👍
Unfortunately I was moving house when it was visible in the skies here in the middle east...now I'm free, it's no longer visible here! 🤦🏻♂️
@@mikesphotography Ahhh thank you! I was under the impression that it'd be most visible last night due to it being closest to earth... Unfortunately I live in Las Vegas, and even driving almost an hour outside of it there was still much light pollution. I understood then why you would drive 3 hours out of a city.
Though I didn't have any luck capturing the comet, it was exhilarating using your tips out at Seven Magic Mountains. I primarily do video so I was SO EXCITED to find that my A6400 could capture the Milky Way like that! Can't wait to keep practicing - thanks again!!
Great to hear! It is so much fun getting out under the stars...I'm out in the desert right now but its a little cloudy at the moment... I'm hoping it will clear soon. 👍
One lens I would suggest for the a6400 is the sigma 16mm f1.4...ive just got one for my a6600 and it is a fantastic lens for both astro and videography. 😁👍
Thanks for this video. I went on a trip and tried this. now I'm compelled to buy new lens kit. I love it
No worries, I hope it helped!
Lol! Photography is addictive ... and very expensive!! I hope you get a good lens!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Great video and for a beginner like me. I plan to use this with my a6500 and 12mm Samyang lens out in the North Cascades back country in Washington State around Glacier Peak.
Thanks so much! That sounds great!! I bet with the 12mm samyang, you'll get some great images!
Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Mike you are the best! thank you :)
Thanks very much! 😁👍
Very useful video! I will try your settings on my camera... I hope to take nice photo even if my lens is 35mm on apsc (around 50 on ff) probably not super good...
Thank you. You're the man.
Thanks very much Laurence! 😁👍
Great tutorial....you earned my like and subscription
Thanks very much Avi! 😁👍
Absolutely brilliant video, I have decided to stick to my A6000 and A6400, and will be considering getting the 16mm f/1.4 for astrophotography.Cheers from Singapore 👍🏻🙌🏻
Thanks Nigel! I have the sigma 16mm f1.4 and it is fantastic! Perfect for astrophotography with the A6000 series of cameras.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
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Thank you, thank you! Awesome video, so wonderfully explained
Thanks so much Nate! 😁👍
The sigma 16mm F1.4 is THE best astro lens for Sony APS-C now. SUPER sharp, I usually stop down to f2 and it's so good. 15sec ISO 6400 on my a6300.
You're right...I got the 16mm f1.4 as well ... after making this ... and it's an absolute gem of a lens for astro! 😁👍
What an awesome video! Hats off 💯
Thanks very much! 😁👍
Thank you ... best video
Thanks very much Sam. 😁👍
Great Video Mike I based in the west of Ireland and your tutorial was outstanding
Thank you, very neat helpful video..
Thanks very much Mahmoud! 😁👍
Such a great video!
Thanks so much Rafael! 😁👍
This is very handy.
I’m attempting my first night shoot with my new A6600 this weekend 👍🏼
Great to hear! I hope it all goes well and you get some clear skies!! 😁👍
Thank you! Great video
And thank you for watching. 😁👍
I used a6400 crop sensor camera with 16mm f1.4 sigma lens. This camera and lens combination is pretty good. Highly recommend this lens for crop sensor. Also, thank you for cheat sheet. I didnt turn off steadshot but next time I will keep the print out of this cheat sheet in my backpack.
Hi Jay,
Yes, I bought the 16mm since making this video and it is a fantastic lens for astro with the crop sensor system.
Great to hear the cheat sheet has helped!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Very good starting point and well explained!
Thanks very much Rahul! 😁👍
great video. very helpful. Thank you!
No worries, thanks for watching 😁👍
You just earned a sub. Great video
Thanks so much Alex! Glad you liked it, and welcome to the community. 😁👍
Hello from Costa Rica in Central America, I have a Sony a6500 with sigma 16mm 1.4. Thank you so much, very clear, great video, Happy holydays!!! i
Thanks!! great vid
And thanks for watching Jay! 😁👍
2nd. I love the Laowa 12mm f2.8. Kinda looks just like tbe one you used in the video. I learn so much from you . Thanks for all your awesome videos.
and a close second at that!! 😁👍
The one I had in this tutorial was a mint one...and the camera rocks...thanks for lending me them dude...I owe you a beer or three!! 😆👍
@@mikesphotography rock bottom here we come
Haha! Rock bottoms indeed...🍻🍺🍻
This is SO GREAT. I will try it tonight.
Just one request -- possible to put a link to a printable cheat-sheet? I am sure many of us newbies would be grateful.
But no complaints -- only THANKS!!
Thank you. I have a motorcycle trip to Alaska coming up. I have an A6000. Will be buying the lens.
Great to hear Jerry! That'll be an amazing trip!! 😁👍
Great video! I was wondering if this would apply for shooting from the flight deck on an Aircraft? During long cruises at night, I get the time to rest and I want to take some photos of the things I see, which are quite unique. I have ordered a Sony a6400 and that Rokinon lenses. The polution aspect will be void from 30,000ft + so it will be a matter of setting it up properly.
Thanks for this helpful video fam 🙌🏾
No worries, I hope it has helped!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I got an a6000 a few years back when I used to work for bestbuy. Got an open box one and used it a few times and its catching dust. But i been reading about this and IM SO EXCITED
That's great to hear...get out and try it...you'll be amazed at what it can get once you know how to use it! 😁👍
Here a very good tip: Buy a tracker that does not cost a fortune (for example iOptron $300-450) and get a cheap Samyang 12mm f/2.0. This allows you to do long exposure times of 240+ seconds and in the same time, use the lens at its sweetspot for sharpness (f/4.0) and to lower the ISO to 800. Save all the money for expensive /1.4 lenses. The tracker solution will put your expensive lens to shame.
Hi Alex,
Even though that is true, it does take a bit more time for people to learn to use a tracker properly...Also to learn how to take another shot of the foreground and have the skills to blend these together in photoshop.
This tutorial is more of an introduction to astrophotgraphy and shows that you don't need to have big expensive cameras for astrophotography...and it's good to learn the basics before going for more advanced ways of shooting the stars, but thanks for your input. 👍
Great tutorial!!!
Thanks Kal!
Very useful, thank you.
And thank you for watching.😁👍
This is amazing!
Thanks so much! 😁👍
thank you
No worries, Ahmed, Thanks for watching 😁👍
I enjoy all of your Astro videos, Mike. Keep it up.
Thanks so much Stephen!! This week I thought I'd get the crop sensor guys in on the fun!! 😆👍 I was really surprised at the results from this little powerhouse of a camera!!
Thanks for watching dude!! 👍
And I've just seen your image you sent me...that's such an amazing shot...love the composition...that's a perfect use of photopills to get perfect alignment!! 😍👍
@@mikesphotography Thanks. I appreciate that. I am really looking forward to traveling out west here in the US to do some Astro photography. I will be in Morocco in early October and I am going to try to get some shots, but I don't think the Milky Way is going to cooperate with me.
No Worries dude!
I've taken some in southern Morocco but that was earlier in the year. I'm not sure how much of the milkyway you'll see in October...its still a dark sky country so if there's a new moon it would definitely be worth getting some night sky shots as you'll see so many stars!! 😁👍
Awesome tutorial! thanks :D
Thanks very much! 😁👍
Wonderful Clear helpful and all of that. Thank you.
Thanks very much!
Thank you for s great video. Subbed!
very good video thanks
Glad you liked it!
Very nice video and your way of explaining is very good
I want to ask you is this the UAE where you recorded this tutorial
The place looks similar to the UAE deserts
Thank you, for your youtube vidio, I am the first time could get what’s the amazing tutorial by using Sony camera for the low light landscape shot...but i am not quiet understand to operate this mode. Anyway you had already educate me!! You are the best. By the waay I am Indonesian, English is not my native language!,
No worries! I'm glad I could help!! For low light landscapes, the best way would be to get it on a tripod...It makes it so much easier and you will get more photographs sharp and clean. 😁👍
👍Chock full of good info, Mike! Great cheat sheet. Don’t recall your vids having cheat sheets before, unless I missed it. Expanding to APS-C cams could well boost your subs. Haven’t heard the good-in-low light claim before for these models. So, if you wanted to cheat on the Mrs., say you’ve got to drive for several hours (get to dark sky out of town venue and all that), sleep overnight (under the skies) , and be back (hopefully with images that are not time-stamped). What a racket!😂
Hahahaha!!! You gotta watch the metadata if that’s the plan!! 😁
Just started putting cheat sheets in as I thought it might help. 😁👍
I started with aps-c cameras so thought it would be interesting to try and use one after shooting with a full frame camera for years. 😁👍
Can’t wait to try this out next week in Utah.
I bet there will be some amazing skies out there!!
Thanks for watching and good luck in getting some great shots 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Going to try tonight. Picked a few spots in Dinosaur National Monument
Very helpful video .. thank you teacher 🙂
Haha! No worries, I'm glad I could help! 😁👍
Brilliantly video thanks so is the kit lens suitable for this? in order to make this a time lapse is there some kind of app for the a6000? Thanks Glenn
It's not only you are giving great information but also the way you deliver them. Thanks a lot for your effort :) I have only an old Canon 550D, I guess this doesn't qualify for astrophotography though...
Thanks so much Panos, I really appreciate it!!
I started shooting the stars with the 350d and then the 600d...so you can definitely do it with the 550d!
You will need a lens with a wide aperture but it’s definitely achievable.
See if you can find a 10 or 12mm with an aperture of 2.8 or wider.
Very informative video .
Thanks so much. I hope it has helped. 😁👍
Very great video. Súper.
Thanks very much! 😁👍
I live in the high desert/ prairie which is a valley in between 2 giant mountain ranges with pretty much no light pollution since it's so far out in the country. I can't wait to try with my A6000, I think I'm ready except for the fact that it's in the single digits, which is not so good for the camera. I might have to wait until spring.
oooh!! Good location but so cold!!! The camera would probably be ok for short bursts...I've been out on a skislope at night taking shots and my cameras survived ok...It seems to be more about keeping ourselves warm whilst waiting for the exposures. 😀
Sounds like a great location though!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! This gave me so much more confidence as this was so clear and helpful in instruction
Great to hear! I'm so glad I could help!! Once you know how to shoot them, it becomes so much easier.
Let me know how you get on. 😁👍
Niko over at Nebula Photos recommends the NPF rule for exposure calculation, instead of the 500/300 rule. But he confesses to being a perfectionist when it comes to sharp focus. Also, if you get a $10 or so "intervalometer" you can easily have the camera grab any number of exposures you want. Then with the right process and software (Windows: DeepSkyStacker, Linux: ASTAP is free, PixInsight costs but is amazing) you can combine ("stack") all those shots to get a much noise-reduced final image. It's the equivalent of a much longer exposure (your exposure time multiplied by the number of shots). When you line all the images up you lose a little at the edges, but not too much.
There are also procedures for taking "calibration" shots of various types that let the software correct for imperfections and variations across your camera's sensor.
I find the NPF rule to be very restrictive ... especially with longer focal lengths and in most wide field astro photographs, unless you print a huge image, it would be hard to spot a slight ovaling of the stars.
I've done a fair bit of stacking in the past and it is a great process to learn. I did a video on it a while back: ua-cam.com/video/rEU9kPCwotM/v-deo.html
Also for really clean sky exposures, a tracker works great, then if that is blended with a good foreground exposure, this works really well to clean up the photo even more.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Yeah, I think the best approach is to just try things and decide what gets you the results you like, honestly.
Really very well explained and great quality 🙏❤️
It causes me doubt to know exactly which model of the a6000 you are using
and is there a difference in photo quality between a6400 and a6500? do you have good iso handling? 🙏
Just got into photography and I'm heading to the grand canyon real soon and I just got the idea to try astrophotography. I'm so excited
Great to hear!! It is really addictive so be ready for some sleepless nights!!
I'm currently under the stars and it's about 1.30am...loving it!!
Hope you get some good images. 😁👍
Hey! love the video.
I have a sony a6000 camera, and have bought the lens you have linked below the video, but when I put it on my camera I get a message that the lens does not fit properly, is it because you need an adapter?
This video offers an incredible and detailed explanation for successfully pulling off astrophotography shots with Sony cameras. I jotted down all the tips from the video and was able to get some great shots last night thanks to your help. Keep up the great work!
That's great to hear Brian! It is so much fun getting under the stars and capturing a great image of them isn't it.
If you have the crop sensor sonys, I highly recommend the sigma 16mm f1.4... Ive just been shooting with it and it is fantastic!!
Thanks for watching. 😁👍
i have a question is it possible to get such shots to with a 16 mm objectiv
Dang might have to try this out got a telephoto and a sigma 1.4 should be interesting.
It's good fun Matt, well worth trying!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Hello I have used a A6500 with the Sigma 16mm F1.4 and I have been very happy with the outcomes. We have plenty of dark places in rural NSW and Queensland Australia. Excellent video. You seem to live in the UAE. I did a job there for three months in 2010, Was very interesting but could not live there full time.
That’s a great setup Paul, I hear the 16mm 1.4 is fantastic!
I bet you have some amazing night skies in NSW!! I worked on a sheep station back in 1992 in Narrandera and remember the amazing night skies and also the big storms in the afternoons!!
It’s definitely a unique place to live here...especially this time of year...hot and humid...although Queensland is pretty hot in the summer as well isn’t it?
Thanks for watching! 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Yes my sister has a farm between Wagga and Narrandera and I have been meaning to go out there one night. Keep up the good work.
Excellent!! ... and thanks dude!! 😁👍
this is interesting, it shows that one can start some astrophotography with ordinary equipments. I can see the point of doing this when you use wide angle lenses and include terrestrial elements in the composition but going into deep space, as you mention at some point, I wonder how can you compete in that field with large telescopes used by pro astromers.........
Thanks Paolo!
You’re right, with wide field it’s great. The one thing with astrophotography is that there’s many ways of getting into it...this is just one of them. If you like the look of deep space Astro, you can then get a telescope, a tracker and an adapter or a tracker and a long lens...the crop sensor seems to work better for deep space as it gives a tighter crop. I know so many astronomers with crop sensor cameras. So it’s definitely a viable entry point for shooting the stars. 😁
Thanks for watching. 👍
Thanks for that Mike, really helpful 👍 I’ve done a few with my A6400 but I’ll apply some of your recommendations on the next trip out. Also, have had some surprisingly good Astro shots from my GoPro 7 too.. have you tried any ? Cheers, Tim
Great to hear Tim. I haven't tried the gorpos yet...I'm hoping to get one again soon (I sold my gopro 5 recently), so when I do, I'll definitely give it a go! 😁
Thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks for the great video. I’m using the a6500 & a7r3 to shoot the MW and seem to be using similar settings you described except for turning off steady shot. What does turning it off do?
Thanks Carmen,
I do it out of habit. I used to shoot with the canons and you had to do it when shooting form a tripod to get sharper images. I actually did a test with IBIS and a tripod...check it out when you get a chance: ua-cam.com/video/ftlkLT5iG2w/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching! 😁👍
subscribed extremely useful info
Thanks so much!! I’m glad I could help!!
Really appreciate you subscribing as well! I have a list of all of my tutorials over on my website as well, in alphabetical order and in genres to make it easier to find different videos!
www.boxheadmike.com/youtubelinks/
I hope that helps. 👍
another excellent tutorial mike am struggling to find a lense that will work well on my 80D so many recommendations on youtube have watched and read lots about astrophotography and it really interests me.have just purchased the 80D decent tripod and shutter release.i have two kit lenses I got in a kit with my old 1100D just need a good SHARP wide angle lense now.do Samyang make the lense you recommend in the video for the canon cameras?in your opinion would I be better getting a full frame setup instead of the aps-c?
Hi Stephen,
Thanks so much. The 14mm samyang is good but a little narrow on the 80D...it might be worth going with the 10mm samyang. amzn.to/2ISLHuo this is made specifically for aps-c canons.
When I had the 60D I used the 10-20mm sigma a few times but it wasn't quite fast enough so I'd say the samyang will do a much better job.
As for stepping up to full frame...it all depends on your budget and level of interest. If you can afford it, I'd say go for it...it's well worth it and you'll get a fair bit more low light capability...as well as all the other good stoff that comes with full frame.
I hope that helps. :-)
Hi! Thanks for this instructional video. Just a question, why temperature setting should be in incandescent light if stars light are similar to the sun light ? Thanks in advance for your help!!
Thats a good question. I just prefer the look I get with incandescent over the yellow look it gives me in the daylight white balance and tends to be closer to the finished image I like.
If you're shooting raw, it doesn't really matter as you have all of the WB info in the file...
Also any ambient light that is around will either be from distant cities or man made lights which tend to lean towards the more yellow side of the kelvin scale..
I hope that helps. 👍
Many thanks Mike- you made that explanation so clear! I now realize that I have all I need to try this out. I have the Sigma 16 f1.4, and the Sony 10-18 f.4 lens. Which lens would you suggest to take along with the a6500 on my next dark sky trip?
Thanks so much!
I’d take both if possible...the 16mm will be fantastic and the 10-18mm did surprisingly well...so they will both do a great job. 👍
@@mikesphotography Thanks Mike. I think I better pick up a headlamp too so I can see where I am in the dark!
Sounds like a good plan 😁👍
hey Mike! love your videos. I wonder if you could explain me why turning off steady shot and long exposure nr makes the image better? shouldnt that help the picture? Very beginner here' sorry
No worries. As the camera is on a tripod, there's no need for steadyshot. As for long exposure NR, this doubles the time it takes for each image, therefore when you're shooting 30 second exposures, each image will take 1 minute...and over a night of shooting, time goes really quickly...especially if you only have a few hours of total darkness, so having this turned off, will basically double the amount of time you will have to take photos...and any computer or laptop will have more processing power to get rid of the noise in your shots when editing...instead of letting your camera burn through batteries whilst processing the image.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
08/29/2020 thank you for this information
No worries, thanks for watching Kevin. 😁👍
Really interesting in this video. Am also having crop sensor camera (D3400 and D90 of Nikon). I failed twice (Don't know the reason, but failed), but still interested in Milky way photography. (Not like nebula, galaxy etc).
Great tutorial video.
Instructions sheets definitely help.
Thanks for making this wonderful video.
Have a nice day.
Thanks so much Ravi! The crop sensor is definitely a fantastic camera to have!!
What happened when it didn't quite work out? How did the photos you took look like? (underexposed, noisy?)
Hey, I'd recommend that you stick with the Nikon D3400 for astrophotography as it has a much newer sensor and processor with much better image quality in low light! I'll send you the link of a video just so you see how good the D3400 is in low light.
Watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/5kprYsDTdJ8/v-deo.html
You'll see that the D3400 is very impressive. Just try to expose properly and you shouldn't have any issues. Getting enough light on the sensor is key to getting clean low light images!
@@mikesphotography Focus not good. Totally under exposed. Some times trails clearly visible because of longer shutter speed. The main draw back is AF-P type lens doesn't have distance marking. I can't focus perfectly in MF. Autofocus hunts very much in the dark sky. Now, it's monsoon season. Lots of clouds in the sky. Etc. Etc .etc....
@@osasenoma-owens5072 Thank you very much sir. Thanks for your valuable time and reply.
Thanks🙏
Thanks Muhammad! 😁👍
Thank you very much. Nice info. Currently i am Sony a58 user since 2013, now looking to upgrade but confused . My choice goes a6600 and a7iii . I love Milkyway and DSO both ... As a7iii have more capability to noise handling ....
I'm glad you like it. 😁
Thats a tricky one, the A7iii would be better for wide field astro, but the a6600 would be better for deep sky objects... I'd say to work out which one you prefer out of those subjects and then pick accordingly.
Alternatively, you could go for the a7rii, riii or riv... 🤔
@@mikesphotography Ok...I will check
Have you created a document with step by step instructions? I could print it and put in my camera bag. Thanks !!
Hi Jerry,
I haven't as of yet, but I am slowly publishing blog posts on my videos when I get time to write them up, so keep an eye out for it there:
www.mikesmithphotography.com
Thanks for watching 😁👍