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Comment by Spad posted on Continued from Spad's Moonshot... at 17/01/2024 - 12:48
More than likely satellites??!!
Comment by Spad posted on Continued from Spad's Moonshot... at 17/01/2024 - 00:27
These are a lot better than you think!!!
Is that the ISS???
Is that the ISS???
Comment by Spad posted on Continued from Spad's Moonshot... at 16/01/2024 - 23:06
Tethered....
Do you mean cable release or controlled from a laptop???
If it is a cable release, there should be a socket on the lower righthand side. Below the SD Card socket.
Also under the drive select menu, you should be able to select IR Remote. Obviously you need to buy one. Third party ones from fleabay start at about a fiver!
Do you mean cable release or controlled from a laptop???
If it is a cable release, there should be a socket on the lower righthand side. Below the SD Card socket.
Also under the drive select menu, you should be able to select IR Remote. Obviously you need to buy one. Third party ones from fleabay start at about a fiver!
Comment by Spad posted on May I ask for some guidance please at 03/01/2024 - 11:32
Yorkie wrote:
Yes they'll be fine.Yorkie, check SRS Microsystems as well.
Comment by Spad posted on May I ask for some guidance please at 29/12/2023 - 14:51
HarisF1 wrote:
There are so many users who swear by the 18-135 for example, it can certainly hold its own against some of the prime (fixed) lenses on offer.
Piff n tosh..... ya can't beat a prime!! There are so many users who swear by the 18-135 for example, it can certainly hold its own against some of the prime (fixed) lenses on offer.
Comment by Spad posted on May I ask for some guidance please at 29/12/2023 - 14:49
Any manual lenses you have, as long as they are bayonet fitting will work. Any M42 lenses will need a K ring adaptor.
When it comes to lenses.... it depends on what kind of money you are willing to spend. I can recommend the 50mm & 35mm Plastic Fantastic lenses as a starting point. These are both brilliant lenses for the money!!
50mm here
35mm here
As for a zoom, a lot of people hold this one in high regard.
If you become a Pentax User subscriber, you'll get 10% off from SRS Microsystems!
The K3ii's at MPB.... Check the shutter count. The lower the count, the better
When it comes to lenses.... it depends on what kind of money you are willing to spend. I can recommend the 50mm & 35mm Plastic Fantastic lenses as a starting point. These are both brilliant lenses for the money!!
50mm here
35mm here
As for a zoom, a lot of people hold this one in high regard.
If you become a Pentax User subscriber, you'll get 10% off from SRS Microsystems!
The K3ii's at MPB.... Check the shutter count. The lower the count, the better
Comment by Spad posted on May I ask for some guidance please at 29/12/2023 - 14:43
A K3ii would be a very nice option. I have K3 and I love it. Takes epic photos!! Hopefully sometime this year I'll jump to the K3ii.
You're looking at a good one with a low shutter count of about 450 to 500 quid'ish.
Well worth considering....
You're looking at a good one with a low shutter count of about 450 to 500 quid'ish.
Well worth considering....
Comment by Spad posted on May I ask for some guidance please at 29/12/2023 - 14:25
Gary, do as John said
I am also happy for you to tag some on this thread. I think you'd get moreviews with a new thread tho!
I am also happy for you to tag some on this thread. I think you'd get moreviews with a new thread tho!
Comment by Spad posted on Past week of Astro at 09/12/2023 - 13:39
Nice pics!
Pity about the amount of hardware that's floating around out there and getting in the way of a pristine view of the cosmos. Of course, it might not all be of human or earthly origin...
Steve
It's and effing junkyard oop there!!! When doing long exposure DSO photography, sometimes there can be 6 to 8 streaks across a single image genereated by the damn things!!
Will humanity ever stop polluting everywhere we go with crap....
Most likely low Earth orbit satellites. There has been a massive proliferation of these e.g. SpaceX's Starlink constellations which are often seen in a group. I've lost count of the number of satellites I've seen. Some like the now defunct Iridium constellation give a brief bright 'flare' glint as their large solar panels act as a mirror for sunlight.
Mike
Probably do the same with Bezos and his giant flying penis!!