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Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Geoff M on Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:20 pm

Here is my first attempt at shooting the milky way with the Fuji X E1 and the kit lens. I intend to get a wider lens for this type of thing but undecided on the 14 2.8 for its faster aperture or wait for the 10-24 f4 for the wider FOV. With the ISO capability of the X cameras f4 may not be such a problem. I will have another go with the kt lens at f4 and a higher ISO to see how that works out.

Shot at 18mm, f2.8, 20s, ISO2000.

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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Remorhaz on Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:29 pm

Thats pretty fine Geoff - although they do say for these milky way star shots the faster the better... I'm keen to try my new 35/1.4 when I'm out in the country sometime to see how it fares. You may even need to drop the exposure time to get sharper stars - I think the "formula" says to use a shutter speed faster than 500 / 35mm equiv focal length.
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby zafra52 on Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:33 pm

That is lovely!
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Geoff M on Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:10 am

Had another crack at this, shot at 18mm, f4, 17s, ISO1600. The 'smudge' on the bottom edge, I am guessing, is a cloud.

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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby !~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~! on Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:15 pm

huge improvement!
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Matt. K on Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:31 pm

Such a tiny camera....such a big subject. How did you fit it all in? :D :D :D Seriously though, shows the quality of the Fuji lenses and sensor and the skill of the photographer. Nice work!
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby ozimax on Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:56 pm

Nice stuff indeed Geoff. One day I would like to photograph the heavens, (and some waterfalls). There is so much to learn with this craft!
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Geoff M on Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:07 pm

Thanks all for your comments. Winter in the southern hemisphere is the best time of year for shooting the Milky Way so expect to see a few more soon! The reason for this experimentation is due to a pending overseas trip in Dec/Jan where some of my time away will be in Finland where I will hopefully capture the Northern Lights.
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Matt. K on Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:42 pm

Finland....the land of sharks and old cadillacs. Cool!
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Geoff M on Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:46 pm

Matt. K wrote:Finland....the land of sharks and old cadillacs. Cool!


Cool.....I do believe it will be sub zero!
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby PiroStitch on Fri May 10, 2013 11:30 pm

Lovely stuff from a pocket rocket of a camera
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Re: Miky Way with the X E1

Postby Geoff M on Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:47 pm

A couple more attempts this time with the XF14

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