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curlednoodles · 08-03-2016, 08:37 PM - **2 Likes**

It was the new moon last night so I took advantage of living in a remote part of Australia with no light pollution. The milky way was clearly visible to the naked eye (although not to the colours that the camera saw). Crazy how many stars could be seen. It was a cloudless, calm evening. Perfect! K-30 with Sigma 18-35mm at 18mm, F1.8, ISO 3200, 25 secs. The photo has been compressed a bit to get under the size limit so its lost a bit of clarity, but you get the idea

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**SunValley** · 08-04-2016, 06:49 PM

A great pic! Dark sky, nice colours, no CA, no coma... The lens seems quite capable for a zoom! Did you consider getting the o-gps1? Imagine this frame with 3 min exposure...

Clear skies!

curlednoodles · 08-07-2016, 04:54 PM

Yes the Sigma 18-35mm is a fantastic piece of glass. Superb optics and very fast. Id love to try the o-gps, especially now I live in an area with very little light pollution.

**SunValley** · 08-11-2016, 11:06 AM - **2 Likes**

My favorite combination for astronomy: astrotracer + smc Pentax-A 50 mm F1.4.
'
Pano of 2 images, each image is a stack of 20 X 50s iso 800. I really like how that lens work on APS-C. Here it's opened at f/1.6 and the stars still look sharp!

The Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpio

curlednoodles · 08-11-2016, 03:27 PM

^ Fantastic! I gotta get me an astrotracer..

**SunValley** · 08-11-2016, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by curlednoodles

^ Fantastic! I gotta get me an astrotracer..

thanks! If I had a 18-35 mm F1.8, I think it would become my favorite combination with the astrotracer!

SirBismuth · 08-12-2016, 12:02 AM

K-30 attached to a 170-500 DG (First field test of the lens since I got it):

Still busy working through the images from the field test, but am impressed with the sharpness of the lens, and IQ even at 500.

B

gerax · 08-12-2016, 09:14 AM - **1 Like**

Here's a few shots I took in the hills nearby my house, unfortunately the river is a bit dry in this season, I'll get back in october to get the same shots and see the difference.
K30, Sigma 10-20 F/3.5 HSM, ISO 100, F14, 25 Sec, polarizer filter on (except for the bridge one which I screwed because I left the aperture to 3.5 by accident...)

superpowerpinger · 08-22-2016, 07:10 AM - **1 Like**

K-30+ Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 ART.

superpowerpinger · 09-02-2016, 07:46 PM

Pentax K-30, Sigma 18-35 f/1.8.

Pepe Le Pew · 09-10-2016, 06:19 PM

Guess what we are having for supper?

The bar was a dive. Yet? Band was awesome......

**djb47** · 09-11-2016, 09:46 AM

Sculptures in the park

**djb47** · 09-21-2016, 09:57 AM

From the garden, K30 with kit 18-55mm

**skierd** · 09-23-2016, 12:20 AM - **1 Like**

Moose!
Today, in Denali National Park, K-30 and DA*50-135

**djb47** · 09-23-2016, 04:53 AM

Up close and personal skierd. Mom was very accommodating. Nice series.

08-04-2016, 06:49 PM	#2567
SunValley Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 351	A great pic! Dark sky, nice colours, no CA, no coma... The lens seems quite capable for a zoom! Did you consider getting the o-gps1? Imagine this frame with 3 min exposure... Clear skies! Last edited by SunValley; 08-04-2016 at 06:55 PM.

09-02-2016, 07:46 PM	#2575
superpowerpinger Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 50	A watchtower in Singapore. Pentax K-30, Sigma 18-35 f/1.8.

09-10-2016, 06:19 PM	#2576
Pepe Le Pew Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 589	Guess what we are having for supper? The bar was a dive. Yet? Band was awesome...... Last edited by Pepe Le Pew; 09-10-2016 at 06:31 PM.

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08-03-2016, 08:37 PM - 2 Likes	#2566
curlednoodles Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Far North Qld, Australia Posts: 179	It was the new moon last night so I took advantage of living in a remote part of Australia with no light pollution. The milky way was clearly visible to the naked eye (although not to the colours that the camera saw). Crazy how many stars could be seen. It was a cloudless, calm evening. Perfect! K-30 with Sigma 18-35mm at 18mm, F1.8, ISO 3200, 25 secs. The photo has been compressed a bit to get under the size limit so its lost a bit of clarity, but you get the idea Attached Images

08-07-2016, 04:54 PM	#2568
curlednoodles Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Far North Qld, Australia Posts: 179	Yes the Sigma 18-35mm is a fantastic piece of glass. Superb optics and very fast. Id love to try the o-gps, especially now I live in an area with very little light pollution.

08-11-2016, 11:06 AM - 2 Likes	#2569
SunValley Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 351	My favorite combination for astronomy: astrotracer + smc Pentax-A 50 mm F1.4. ' Pano of 2 images, each image is a stack of 20 X 50s iso 800. I really like how that lens work on APS-C. Here it's opened at f/1.6 and the stars still look sharp! The Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpio

08-11-2016, 03:27 PM	#2570
curlednoodles Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Far North Qld, Australia Posts: 179	^ Fantastic! I gotta get me an astrotracer..

08-11-2016, 04:30 PM	#2571
SunValley Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 351	Originally posted by curlednoodles ^ Fantastic! I gotta get me an astrotracer.. thanks! If I had a 18-35 mm F1.8, I think it would become my favorite combination with the astrotracer!

08-12-2016, 12:02 AM	#2572
SirBismuth Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 126	K-30 attached to a 170-500 DG (First field test of the lens since I got it): Still busy working through the images from the field test, but am impressed with the sharpness of the lens, and IQ even at 500. B

08-12-2016, 09:14 AM - 1 Like	#2573
gerax Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 156	Here's a few shots I took in the hills nearby my house, unfortunately the river is a bit dry in this season, I'll get back in october to get the same shots and see the difference. K30, Sigma 10-20 F/3.5 HSM, ISO 100, F14, 25 Sec, polarizer filter on (except for the bridge one which I screwed because I left the aperture to 3.5 by accident...)

08-22-2016, 07:10 AM - 1 Like	#2574
superpowerpinger Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 50	K-30+ Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 ART.

09-23-2016, 12:20 AM - 1 Like	#2579
skierd Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fairbanks, AK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,082	Moose! Today, in Denali National Park, K-30 and DA*50-135

09-23-2016, 04:53 AM	#2580
djb47 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lenoir, NC Photos: Albums Posts: 347	Up close and personal skierd. Mom was very accommodating. Nice series.

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