[tmlawes]

Wow you nailed it perfectly!

Thanks!

[Ivo_Spohr]

You've already seen some reports of astrotracer type 3, but I am here to add my witness that it works - really well! Some little finicky bits about it, but a very useful feature that is even simpler the GPS astrotracer setup (which I thought wasn't too bad either).

With DA* 300mm f4

F4, 40 seconds, 1600 ISO

I was actually getting nice looking shots around 60 seconds as well, but one of the fiddly bits is that it can fail to process if the exposure isn't just right. I was trying to balance having enough exposure to succeed in processing, but not blowout the highlights of the nebula. Tricky. If I dropped ISO too low it seemed to fail more often, so this was the sweet spot that seemed to work and wasn't too overexposed. This is just a single shot, and I imagine for some of these closer/brighter objects it might be tricky to stack shots for a longer integration without having the highlights blown out. I'm a newb at all this anyway, so those more experienced may have different ideas.

What woud be the best way for setting optimal focus?

[Snapppy]

What woud be the best way for setting optimal focus?

I use something called a Bahtinov mask, which you can 3D print or order online for cheap in various forms. It works fantastic and has solved all my focusing issues.

Here's another shot from the same night, obviously the same subject, but stopped down to F5 instead of F4 and shot at 60 seconds instead of 40 seconds. I like it even better because I'm getting some starbursts on some of the highlights which makes for a nice look.

[Yaki]

landscape from Pirin mountain - handheld
lens - Tamron AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di-II LD


with some assistance from DXO photolab5

[chuck_c]

From my September 2021 trip to Yellowstone NP. More to follow. ( I am way behind on post processing )


Defending mother and calf

[jersey]

HD DA 70mm Limited + 1.4TC

[RobG]

I use something called a Bahtinov mask, which you can 3D print or order online for cheap in various forms. It works fantastic and has solved all my focusing issues.

Wow! The amount of detail in the nebula is stunning! I need to buy a mask for the 300mm f4 or the DFA 150-450.

[chuck_c]

Another from Yellowstone and a different crop of an earlier post.


Self isolation


Altercation Bison style

[RICHARD L.]

HD DA 16-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 ED @ 85 mm FL and f/11



DFA* 70-200 mm f/2.8 at 85 mm FL and f/8

[bicycle]

Either way it looks like a nice load of birch.

[aslyfox]

Male Greater Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus cupido

Greater prairie chickens are best known for their elaborate mating rituals. Every spring, males gather together on traditional breeding grounds known as "leks" or "booming grounds" where each male defends a small territory.

First, he raises his pinnae feathers (long feathers on the neck) and tail feathers, inflates his bright orange throat sac, and lowers his wings. Then boom! The loud booming sounds made with their air sacs can be heard over a mile away.

Then, they rapidly stamp their feet and do a stylized dance by rotating in a half-circle one way, then the other way, and make runs at one another. Males often leap into the air to cackle and attack each other with their wings, feet, and beaks.

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/gre...airie-chicken/
K 3 III + HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW

crop only

[Kobie]

Firmware 1.41
D FA 150-450 AW.
Snowy Owl in flight (cropped images) with AF Zone, custom image auto, continuous shooting MED.

[mattt]

Its nice to have a compact APS-C kit again. Today, I was out with the SMC 15mm Ltd. so light and small.

A couple of old masters on moving day..

[RobA_Oz]

This is a 2-shot panorama with the SMC DA*16-50/2.8, stitched together in CS5. A good demonstration, I think, of the K-3iii's capability as a landscape camera.

[rogerstg]

Firmware 1.41
D FA 150-450 AW.
Snowy Owl in flight (cropped images) with AF Zone, custom image auto, continuous shooting MED.

Fabulous shots and a great example of the predictive capabilities of the camera.