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It might be worth using Mirror Lock Up. This can help to reduce shutter shake. Especially on longer focal length lenses.

I use it a lot for shooting when my camera is attached to a telescope.

Comment by Spad posted on K-3 II Astrotracer Weirdness at 28/03/2023 - 12:08

Yes... use the left button to move the selected mode to the single green square. This should put it on single shot.

You may have to use the up button as well.

Comment by Spad posted on K-3 II Astrotracer Weirdness at 28/03/2023 - 11:52

Yes... where you have the four control buttons surround the circular button. The top middle one above ok.

These are your shooting modes. Multi Exposure is on the right.

Comment by Spad posted on K-3 II Astrotracer Weirdness at 28/03/2023 - 10:53

The purple is chromatic aberation! Try closing down you f stop... go to f5 - f8...

As for the double star.... did you correct calibrate the tracer and did you by anychance catch the tripod??

When I used one I found it was a bit hit and miss on lenses over about 100mm. I got rid of it and bought a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro.

Comment by Spad posted on K-3 II Astrotracer Weirdness at 27/03/2023 - 23:26

I am liking these mate!!

Love the sky reflections!!

Comment by Spad posted on More Waterside Shots - less dry humour. at 27/03/2023 - 14:18

Steve....

Unfortunately one of the software packages cannot handle the full res images off the K5. It is quite an old application. I am looking for a more upto date one.

Yes the ring in an artifact... like I said I am learning!!

Comment by Spad posted on Learning new tricks... at 26/03/2023 - 21:21

You shoukd be... but I'd call them to make sure.

My kit is all insured on my contents. Ive even told them how much it's all worth. Just incase...

Comment by Spad posted on ?? insurance ?? at 25/03/2023 - 17:10

This afternoon I been learning to use 3 new software packages, to combine video frames in to stack for planetary imaging!

This was shot with my K5ii as a video thru a Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope 1500mm f11.8, mounted on a Sky-Watcher EQ5 Equitorial Mount with Dual Axis Motordrive for tracking.

This is my first image produced using this method, and I think it is my best image of the moon.... so far!

I am now on a mission to find the Soup Dragon!!!

Software used: Planetary Imaging Pre-Processor (PIPP), AutoStakkert, and RegiStax 6. It was then PP'd in LR.

Comment by Spad posted on Learning new tricks... at 25/03/2023 - 16:20

it's not a prime???

Comment by Spad posted on Tokina 80-200mm F2.8 Pentax K mount Prime AT-X Lens at 24/03/2023 - 13:00

Today I went on a 70 odd mile expedition around the Peak District with my K3, a tripod, Sigma 10-20mm, Sigma 28-105mm, an intervalometer, an ND1000 filter, a Polariser.... oh, and a rain sleeve!

Exposures ranged from 15 seconds all the way up to 5 minutes.

In between it slashing it down, all this lot came out...