No more tests! just pictures

Skymist · 05-09-2011, 05:17 AM

Originally posted by oliver939

Hi Skymist,
I'm desperately looking for astrophotographies taken with k5 (Im still with k100d and look for an upgrade for occasional astrophoto) and hope such a section opens in this forum.
Not to be rude

, but your pic is not showing the K5 as a good astrophoto camera (but you may have not pp your pic as most do).
If you do more astrophoto, i'd be pleased to see some more, specially wide sky landscapes.

Glad to hear from someone else who takes sky pictures. Yes, we could request an astronomical or scientific section to the site. It's not ever going to be a popular one, but posts will remain relevant for years.

So what kind of picture would show K-5 in a better light? The composite picture I posted was mostly to show sharp focus and resolution. Generally I convert to monochrome but I didn't this time. And I pushed the exposure until the background noise became apparent, though most of what you see is remnant of sky glow. I'm still learning as I go. I started out with a Canon 550D, and the K-5 seems to be superior to the Canon for this purpose.

**jbinpg** · 05-09-2011, 06:57 AM

I have been messing around with long exposure wide angle timelapses with my K-5. Some examples are here:

http://jbinpg.dyndns.org

The animations are hobbled by having to save in gif format with its limited palette leading to much blockiness on some shots. But it does show the K-5 is quite capable of doing series such as these. I use Remote Continuous Shooting drive mode at either ISO1600 or 3200 and exposures of 8 seconds for celestial equatorial shots or up to 30 seconds for polar zones. I either use my old M28/2.8 or the new DA 35 AL/2.4 at f/4. The new DA 35 has very little coma making it good for this type of photography. Having the camera powered by the AC->DC inverter is a good idea since these exposures span about a one hour period.

Jack

LEON · 05-09-2011, 07:20 AM

iso - 5000

LEON · 05-09-2011, 07:21 AM

sports with k-5

Eran.mrg · 05-09-2011, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by LEON

sports with k-5

טוב לראות שיש עוד פנטקסאים ישראלים!
לפעמים אפשר לחשוב שאני היחיד עם פנטקס בארץ...
וסחתיין על התמונות
and in English:
glad to see another Israeli pentaxian !
some times it feels like I'm the one with pentax in Israel

LEON · 05-09-2011, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by Eran.mrg

טוב לראות שיש עוד פנטקסאים ישראלים!
לפעמים אפשר לחשוב שאני היחיד עם פנטקס בארץ...
וסחתיין על התמונות
and in English:
glad to see another Israeli pentaxian !
some times it feels like I'm the one withe pentax in Israel

גדול!!!
אתה לא לבד יש עוד כמה שקטים... חחח.

in English:

Great!
You're not alone there are a few more they are quiet ... Lol

.

LEON · 05-09-2011, 07:59 AM

Eran.mrg · 05-09-2011, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by LEON

גדול!!!
אתה לא לבד יש עוד כמה שקטים... חחח.

in English:

Great!
You're not alone there are a few more they are quiet ... Lol

.

שקטים מדי, אנשים לפעמים שואלים אותי מה זה פנטקס!

too quite, people sometimes ask me what is pentax!

LEON · 05-09-2011, 08:03 AM

LEON · 05-09-2011, 08:12 AM

Originally posted by Eran.mrg

שקטים מדי, אנשים לפעמים שואלים אותי מה זה פנטקס!

too quite, people sometimes ask me what is pentax!

Tell them that it is the one that takes better pictures lol

jstevewhite · 05-09-2011, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by oliver939

Hi Skymist,
I'm desperately looking for astrophotographies taken with k5 (Im still with k100d and look for an upgrade for occasional astrophoto) and hope such a section opens in this forum.
Not to be rude

, but your pic is not showing the K5 as a good astrophoto camera (but you may have not pp your pic as most do).
If you do more astrophoto, i'd be pleased to see some more, specially wide sky landscapes.

If I understand her explanations, Skymist is doing... "forensic" astrophotography? Looking for satelites is not the same as producing an aesthetically pleasing image of the sky, and I thought, for that purpose, the shots were very impressive. Note Skymist said the satellite trail discovered wasn't visible with the naked eye.

Rupert · 05-10-2011, 09:24 AM

Time for a naked Girly?........Squirrel.

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ukwoody · 05-10-2011, 12:18 PM

Rupert, I DO like the squirrel pics,lol, keep posting them. But a bit off topic, I am curious about the colour of the core of the sweetcorn. I've never seen a red one as in the above shot? They're normally a yellowy white??? (or at least here in the UK)

woody

Huntceet · 05-10-2011, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by ukwoody

Rupert, I DO like the squirrel pics,lol, keep posting them. But a bit off topic, I am curious about the colour of the core of the sweetcorn. I've never seen a red one as in the above shot? They're normally a yellowy white??? (or at least here in the UK)

woody

That's not sweet corn. Commonly referred to as feed corn or dent corn. Used as animal feed and also ground into corn meal for human consumption.

Skymist · 05-10-2011, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by jstevewhite

If I understand her explanations, Skymist is doing... "forensic" astrophotography? Looking for satelites is not the same as producing an aesthetically pleasing image of the sky, and I thought, for that purpose, the shots were very impressive. Note Skymist said the satellite trail discovered wasn't visible with the naked eye.

That's exactly right. Those photos were not for esthetic purposes in the slightest. The object was to grab the most light possible, keep the tracks of faint objects very fine, and suppress noise. The K-5 is great for that purpose. I'm enjoying the sense of adventure it gives to be able to get faint sky objects photographed, and I feel that the noise control is better in the K-5 than in other cameras I've tried for this.

I started a separate astrophotography thread.

05-09-2011, 06:57 AM	#872
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	astro timelapses I have been messing around with long exposure wide angle timelapses with my K-5. Some examples are here: http://jbinpg.dyndns.org The animations are hobbled by having to save in gif format with its limited palette leading to much blockiness on some shots. But it does show the K-5 is quite capable of doing series such as these. I use Remote Continuous Shooting drive mode at either ISO1600 or 3200 and exposures of 8 seconds for celestial equatorial shots or up to 30 seconds for polar zones. I either use my old M28/2.8 or the new DA 35 AL/2.4 at f/4. The new DA 35 has very little coma making it good for this type of photography. Having the camera powered by the AC->DC inverter is a good idea since these exposures span about a one hour period. Jack

05-09-2011, 07:34 AM	#875
Eran.mrg New Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Herzliya Posts: 15	Originally posted by LEON sports with k-5 טוב לראות שיש עוד פנטקסאים ישראלים! לפעמים אפשר לחשוב שאני היחיד עם פנטקס בארץ... וסחתיין על התמונות and in English: glad to see another Israeli pentaxian ! some times it feels like I'm the one with pentax in Israel Last edited by Eran.mrg; 05-09-2011 at 07:48 AM.

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05-09-2011, 05:17 AM	#871
Skymist Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Monterey Bay, Callifornia Posts: 107	Originally posted by oliver939 Hi Skymist, I'm desperately looking for astrophotographies taken with k5 (Im still with k100d and look for an upgrade for occasional astrophoto) and hope such a section opens in this forum. Not to be rude , but your pic is not showing the K5 as a good astrophoto camera (but you may have not pp your pic as most do). If you do more astrophoto, i'd be pleased to see some more, specially wide sky landscapes. Glad to hear from someone else who takes sky pictures. Yes, we could request an astronomical or scientific section to the site. It's not ever going to be a popular one, but posts will remain relevant for years. So what kind of picture would show K-5 in a better light? The composite picture I posted was mostly to show sharp focus and resolution. Generally I convert to monochrome but I didn't this time. And I pushed the exposure until the background noise became apparent, though most of what you see is remnant of sky glow. I'm still learning as I go. I started out with a Canon 550D, and the K-5 seems to be superior to the Canon for this purpose.

05-09-2011, 07:20 AM	#873
LEON Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MIGDAL HA-EMEQ Posts: 79	iso - 5000

05-09-2011, 07:21 AM	#874
LEON Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MIGDAL HA-EMEQ Posts: 79	sports with k-5

05-09-2011, 07:44 AM	#876
LEON Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MIGDAL HA-EMEQ Posts: 79	Originally posted by Eran.mrg טוב לראות שיש עוד פנטקסאים ישראלים! לפעמים אפשר לחשוב שאני היחיד עם פנטקס בארץ... וסחתיין על התמונות and in English: glad to see another Israeli pentaxian ! some times it feels like I'm the one withe pentax in Israel גדול!!! אתה לא לבד יש עוד כמה שקטים... חחח. in English: Great! You're not alone there are a few more they are quiet ... Lol .

05-09-2011, 07:59 AM	#877
LEON Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MIGDAL HA-EMEQ Posts: 79

05-09-2011, 08:02 AM	#878
Eran.mrg New Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Herzliya Posts: 15	Originally posted by LEON גדול!!! אתה לא לבד יש עוד כמה שקטים... חחח. in English: Great! You're not alone there are a few more they are quiet ... Lol . שקטים מדי, אנשים לפעמים שואלים אותי מה זה פנטקס! too quite, people sometimes ask me what is pentax!

05-09-2011, 08:03 AM	#879
LEON Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MIGDAL HA-EMEQ Posts: 79

05-09-2011, 08:12 AM	#880
LEON Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MIGDAL HA-EMEQ Posts: 79	Originally posted by Eran.mrg שקטים מדי, אנשים לפעמים שואלים אותי מה זה פנטקס! too quite, people sometimes ask me what is pentax! Tell them that it is the one that takes better pictures lol

05-09-2011, 08:29 AM	#881
jstevewhite Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,407	Originally posted by oliver939 Hi Skymist, I'm desperately looking for astrophotographies taken with k5 (Im still with k100d and look for an upgrade for occasional astrophoto) and hope such a section opens in this forum. Not to be rude , but your pic is not showing the K5 as a good astrophoto camera (but you may have not pp your pic as most do). If you do more astrophoto, i'd be pleased to see some more, specially wide sky landscapes. If I understand her explanations, Skymist is doing... "forensic" astrophotography? Looking for satelites is not the same as producing an aesthetically pleasing image of the sky, and I thought, for that purpose, the shots were very impressive. Note Skymist said the satellite trail discovered wasn't visible with the naked eye.

05-10-2011, 09:24 AM	#882
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Time for a naked Girly?........Squirrel. [IMG] [/IMG]

05-10-2011, 12:18 PM	#883
ukwoody Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales,UK Posts: 152	Rupert, I DO like the squirrel pics,lol, keep posting them. But a bit off topic, I am curious about the colour of the core of the sweetcorn. I've never seen a red one as in the above shot? They're normally a yellowy white??? (or at least here in the UK) woody

05-10-2011, 02:16 PM	#884
Huntceet Inactive Account Join Date: May 2011 Location: United States Posts: 2	Originally posted by ukwoody Rupert, I DO like the squirrel pics,lol, keep posting them. But a bit off topic, I am curious about the colour of the core of the sweetcorn. I've never seen a red one as in the above shot? They're normally a yellowy white??? (or at least here in the UK) woody That's not sweet corn. Commonly referred to as feed corn or dent corn. Used as animal feed and also ground into corn meal for human consumption.

05-10-2011, 03:25 PM	#885
Skymist Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Monterey Bay, Callifornia Posts: 107	Originally posted by jstevewhite If I understand her explanations, Skymist is doing... "forensic" astrophotography? Looking for satelites is not the same as producing an aesthetically pleasing image of the sky, and I thought, for that purpose, the shots were very impressive. Note Skymist said the satellite trail discovered wasn't visible with the naked eye. That's exactly right. Those photos were not for esthetic purposes in the slightest. The object was to grab the most light possible, keep the tracks of faint objects very fine, and suppress noise. The K-5 is great for that purpose. I'm enjoying the sense of adventure it gives to be able to get faint sky objects photographed, and I feel that the noise control is better in the K-5 than in other cameras I've tried for this. I started a separate astrophotography thread.