Shooting with the stars... How?

**igowerf** · 05-18-2007, 12:16 PM

Thanks for the info taveren. Now it's time to get a wired shutter release.

**Ash** · 05-18-2007, 03:27 PM

No worries. I'll give it a go. Thanks a lot.

atnbirdie · 06-05-2007, 06:25 AM

Would appreciate any info anyone can provide on a locking cable release. I want to do some long exposures and need a wired cable release that I can lock. Does the Pentax "cable switch CS-205" lock?
Thx, Steve

LV Dan · 06-15-2007, 10:20 PM

You can wire up your own locking cable release. I did it really quick with spare parts I had in my shop. There is a great wiring diagram on the following forum:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-camera-accessories/86-cheap-cable-...ax-dslr-2.html

Aneopa · 06-19-2007, 08:43 PM

Originally posted by taveren

I have taken some star trail shots with my K100D. I used a number of short exposures with no noise reduction and combined them with startrails.exe. This works quite well for producing long exposures, and the process of adding the shots together removes a great deal of noise, including that of high ISO. You can get startrails here

The image below is the result of such a process. I didn't use a dark frame for this one, but it was very cold this night, so heat wasn't a big issue.

This is 92 30s shots. 24mm, f5.6, ISO 800.

Did you shoot this 92 exposures manually or with any kind of intervalometer?

Real nice photo...

06-05-2007, 06:25 AM	#18
atnbirdie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 121	Locking Cable Release? Would appreciate any info anyone can provide on a locking cable release. I want to do some long exposures and need a wired cable release that I can lock. Does the Pentax "cable switch CS-205" lock? Thx, Steve

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05-18-2007, 12:16 PM	#16
igowerf Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 486	Thanks for the info taveren. Now it's time to get a wired shutter release.

05-18-2007, 03:27 PM	#17
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	No worries. I'll give it a go. Thanks a lot.

06-15-2007, 10:20 PM	#19
LV Dan Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV USA Posts: 42	You can wire up your own locking cable release. I did it really quick with spare parts I had in my shop. There is a great wiring diagram on the following forum: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-camera-accessories/86-cheap-cable-...ax-dslr-2.html

06-19-2007, 08:43 PM	#20
Aneopa Guest	Originally posted by taveren I have taken some star trail shots with my K100D. I used a number of short exposures with no noise reduction and combined them with startrails.exe. This works quite well for producing long exposures, and the process of adding the shots together removes a great deal of noise, including that of high ISO. You can get startrails here The image below is the result of such a process. I didn't use a dark frame for this one, but it was very cold this night, so heat wasn't a big issue. This is 92 30s shots. 24mm, f5.6, ISO 800. Did you shoot this 92 exposures manually or with any kind of intervalometer? Real nice photo...