Comments on: Mirrorless Night Sky Photography, Milky Way and Perseids https://robcee.net/2016/mirrorless-night-sky-photography-milky-way-and-perseids/ The enbloggening. Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sameer Ahmed (@sameer_zs) https://robcee.net/2016/mirrorless-night-sky-photography-milky-way-and-perseids/#comment-2642 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:56:45 +0000 http://robcee.net/?p=972#comment-2642 Good tips! I will try this in my Edmonton back yard tonight.

]]> By: Rob Campbell https://robcee.net/2016/mirrorless-night-sky-photography-milky-way-and-perseids/#comment-2559 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:12:21 +0000 http://robcee.net/?p=972#comment-2559 In reply to dolske.

yes! thanks for mentioning the self-timer. I’ve used the 2 and 12 second versions when I didn’t have a shutter-release cable with me and it’ll do in a pinch. Shake is definitely more noticeable with the longer lenses.

I covet your telescope. 🙂

]]> By: dolske https://robcee.net/2016/mirrorless-night-sky-photography-milky-way-and-perseids/#comment-2558 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:06:31 +0000 http://robcee.net/?p=972#comment-2558 Another handy trick to reduce camera shake is to just use the self-timer — no extra cable needed!

I’ve used this when shooting with my 8″ telescope (which is basically a 2000mm lens, so very sensitive to shake)… A few seconds is all it takes to dampen out. OTOH, this trick doesn’t work with video (at least on my camera) so you can really see the initial shake from me pressing the button in this video of the moon: https://flic.kr/p/gNLU2p The minor wobble through the rest of the video is because I was on a 3rd floor balcony; not very stable, but convenient for a quick test.

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