While I await delivery of my new camera, i was just thinking if there is any merit in going for CF over xD for memory cards. Ive ordered a 1GB xD card to get me started, but as the camera also accepts CF is it a better option? As for the connectivity, either CF or xD is fine for the transfer of images as I have media readers for both.
Andy
Ted, you are right, with the cap on, you get an image of your sensor - the noise map ^_^
michael said: Hi Andy, I'm still a beginner in astrophotography. Have just got my second hand 300D last year after using films for a while, but the weather here in Malaysia has been very very bad for me to have any chance to progress faster with my learning. Below is the most recent shots taken in December last year. (Can you imagine how bad is the weather here that I have not taken any shot like that in 8 months time?) http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/MichaelTCT/Astronomy/Orion20x120s.jpg http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/MichaelTCT/Astronomy/GreatOrionNebula6x60s.jpg Please comment.
Hi Andy, I'm still a beginner in astrophotography. Have just got my second hand 300D last year after using films for a while, but the weather here in Malaysia has been very very bad for me to have any chance to progress faster with my learning. Below is the most recent shots taken in December last year. (Can you imagine how bad is the weather here that I have not taken any shot like that in 8 months time?)
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/MichaelTCT/Astronomy/Orion20x120s.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/MichaelTCT/Astronomy/GreatOrionNebula6x60s.jpg
Please comment.
Theyre fantastic! - I especially like the Orion Nebula image. Was it a very long exposure?
I would imagine that aside from the weather, the light polution is becoming an increasing problem.
Did you try to catch any of the Perseid metors this time around?
I guess theres still some problems with film on such long exposures..... I cant remember the name of the effect though.
Its understandable why we have problems down here on the ground with all the atmospheric noise, distorsions and other dynamic influences. A lot can change during an 8hr exposure i would imagine ;)
Hi Rikk, I'm not sure whether it the same issue, but we remove the infrared filter for astrophotography purpose - to obtain the natural colour.
What does infrared bleed mean?
Normally we don't do continuous long exposure unless it's on film. For digital astrophotography, we do short exposure (20-60 secs) and take multiple shots (10-30) and stack them.
Hi Andy, thanks for the encouragement!
The Orion constellation is a 20 x 120s stacked result, and the Orion nebula is a 6 x 60s stacked result.
I was with the other members just now trying to catch a single meteor with all my equipment set up, but the weather was just too bad. Apart from the cloud, there are haze and light pollution problem as well like you said. Too bad...our Mother Earth is falling sick.