wide angle lens /camera for Nothern lights photography
Mar 20, 2018 13:25:19 #
I have an Olympus, Stylus 1 camera which I love but it there are no wide angle lenses available for this camera. Is it correct, that i need a wide angle lens for shooting the Auroras? If so, can someone recommend a small and simple camera with a wide angle lens i could take in
addition to my Olympus. ?
addition to my Olympus. ?
Mar 20, 2018 13:35:06 #
You can always shoot a panoramic image...
EdithMcBean1 wrote:
I have an Olympus, Stylus 1 camera which I love but it there are no wide angle lenses available for this camera. Is it correct, that i need a wide angle lens for shooting the Auroras? If so, can someone recommend a small and simple camera with a wide angle lens i could take in
addition to my Olympus. ?
addition to my Olympus. ?
Mar 20, 2018 14:48:59 #
TheDman
Loc: USA
Screamin Scott wrote:
You can always shoot a panoramic image...
On a moving subject like the northern lights?
Mar 20, 2018 15:01:41 #
That would be a little difficult...
TheDman wrote:
On a moving subject like the northern lights?
Mar 20, 2018 15:22:15 #
Mar 20, 2018 15:23:36 #
Mar 20, 2018 15:51:39 #
Check B&H https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/769553-REG/Rokinon_FE14M_O_14mm_Ultra_Wide_Angle_f_2_8.html?ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=CjwKCAjw4sLVBRAlEiwASblR-0hi_ON6Deg6M0SDwbzOR6xTmN56I31xSJSV1tXWonsVQbXsGHXwlBoCA-YQAvD_BwE
Best lens out there for stars
Best lens out there for stars
Mar 20, 2018 15:54:01 #
PaulR01 wrote:
I have the 12 f/2.8 which I use on a Fuji. It’s excellent, Sharp, and a great deal at around $300.00
Mar 20, 2018 15:57:31 #
The OP has a bridge camera and suggesting lenses but no camera is counterproductive. I'd suggest she look at point & shoot models with wide angle lenses unless she wants to go to interchangeable lens cameras. If she does, then we need a budget.
Mar 20, 2018 16:05:57 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
The OP has a bridge camera and suggesting lenses but no camera is counterproductive. I'd suggest she look at point & shoot models with wide angle lenses unless she wants to go to interchangeable lens cameras. If she does, then we need a budget.
I would have to disagree with that assumption. I have taken quality shots of the stars with my cell phone. As long as you can control aspects of the camera you can get the shot.
A DSLR is not required. A Olympus, Stylus 1 does have interchangeable lenses just not a wide variety.
Mar 20, 2018 16:18:34 #
I already suggested a cellphone camera...This is copied from Digital Trends website on the Stylus one... "The Stylus 1 doesn’t allow for interchangeable lenses – again, its ideal customer is someone who doesn’t want to schlep all that glass – but it has a fixed 10.7x (28-300mm, 35mm equivalent) zoom lens that, while isn’t an ultrazoom, offers enough focal length for the majority of casual and enthusiast users. Unlike long-zoom cameras that boast 20x or higher, the image-stabilized i.Zuiko lens has a f/2.8 aperture throughout the entire zoom range, allowing for that blurred background effect and strong low-light performance."
Here is the entire link
https://www.digitaltrends.com/digital-camera-reviews/olympus-stylus-1-review/
Here is the entire link
https://www.digitaltrends.com/digital-camera-reviews/olympus-stylus-1-review/
PaulR01 wrote:
I would have to disagree with that assumption. I have taken quality shots of the stars with my cell phone. As long as you can control aspects of the camera you can get the shot.
A DSLR is not required. A Olympus, Stylus 1 does have interchangeable lenses just not a wide variety.
A DSLR is not required. A Olympus, Stylus 1 does have interchangeable lenses just not a wide variety.
Mar 20, 2018 16:26:58 #
Looks like most point & shoot cameras with a wide angle lens are limited to about a 24mm equivalent, and kinda pricey as well.
Mar 21, 2018 06:08:31 #
They don't move that fast. Your camera will be on a tripod anyway. Any wide angle camera will do with at least a 2.8 equivalent aperture. Look for a body which can handle up to 6400 ISO, that will give an exposure of about 5-10".
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