Night Sky Photos HELP!

Crezzlin · 18 Nov 2012 at 00:49

Hi, Ive just got myself a Sony A65 with stock lens, could anyone point me in the direction on what settings to use for night sky and star photos, im very new to this but can find my way around the camera setting just about

Thanks ..

Crezzlin · 18 Nov 2012 at 02:45

adbp1 said:
Not that I have that much experience but I asked same question 6 months ago, and was given these sorts of settings, small fstop like 2.8 with relative high iso like 1600 or above and try not to go above 30 seconds and the stars start to move and cause lines
As I found a lot of it is in good quality lens I ended buying a good wide angle

thanks.. I was trying tonight but even at 30 with iso 1600 I was still getting dark pics with very faint stars.. :s

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Crezzlin · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:43

Thanks Guys, and some amazing photos

Can you recommend a lens for my A65, i have £240 tops but less would be better

... I should get some amazing photos if I manage to master this as i live on the Isle of Man, We have a small dam in the middle of a mountain that gives you perfect conditions when the sky is clear...

Crezzlin · 22 Nov 2012 at 20:08

Thanks, I didn’t realise i needed the camera set to M mode so i can set the aperture and shutter timing at the same times, as when i had it set to 30 sec and 18mm with the S mode the aperture was in the mid 20's i think.

Just taken a photo from my mate’s window and it looks much better... Thanks again i will post some pics over the weekend if I managed to get some nice shots.

Could you recommend some software for RAW files, I’ve got Corel Photoshop but note that happy with it.

Crezzlin · 24 Nov 2012 at 16:05

Thanks ill look into a Samyang after Christmas, been looking at reviews and it looks the best for video as well.

Got some nice shots last night, just need to edit them then ill share some. Thanks again for all your help 