Best Lenses for Astrophotography
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Posted 02/03/2021 - 12:34
Apparently the Samyang 135/2 is a great choice for astro. I know it's insanely sharp from wide open although I haven't used it for astro myself. I've used the Samyang 85/1.4 with good results too.
The D-FA 50/1.4 was decent-ish too.
Here's a very early shot using the Samyang 85. It's not great around the edges but I can't remember whether that's down to movement or distortion (f/2.
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The D-FA 50/1.4 was decent-ish too.
Here's a very early shot using the Samyang 85. It's not great around the edges but I can't remember whether that's down to movement or distortion (f/2.


Last Edited by HarisF1 on 02/03/2021 - 12:36

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Posted 02/03/2021 - 12:37
HarisF1 wrote:
Apparently the Samyang 135/2 is a great choice for astro. I know it's insanely sharp from wide open although I haven't used it for astro myself. I've used the Samyang 85/1.4 with good results too.
The D-FA 50/1.4 was decent-ish too.
Here's a very early shot using the Samyang 85. It's not great around the edges but I can't remember whether that's down to movement or distortion (f/2.
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Apparently the Samyang 135/2 is a great choice for astro. I know it's insanely sharp from wide open although I haven't used it for astro myself. I've used the Samyang 85/1.4 with good results too.
The D-FA 50/1.4 was decent-ish too.
Here's a very early shot using the Samyang 85. It's not great around the edges but I can't remember whether that's down to movement or distortion (f/2.


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Posted 02/03/2021 - 12:39
Yes, I've heard that the Samyang 135 f2 performs well but I was hoping to avoid spending £430! I've been looking at Pentax 135 f2.5 secondhand but they seem to have mixed review for astro.
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Posted 02/03/2021 - 12:47
I've used that one too. The few shots I have are unprocessed DNG files probably from testing but they seem to show coma and CA. I'm not sure whether it was wide open or not either
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