I am taking a trip to Sedona Az. In early March and I am told they have some killer star gazing there. I have never photographed the night shy before and I look forward to learning. What is the best size lens to use? Super wide angle? I have a 10-14mm is this a good lens or will I get too much distortion? I know to use a high f stop and a low iso, or should I use something else? Whatever help you can give will be much appreciated. Thanks, Michael
The longer the focal length the shorter your exposure times need to be to keep from getting star trails. Best? Whatever lens captures your vision....
I would say most common are wide angle if you want to get more of the sky and maybe some foreground but to add to what Allan said... It just depends on what you want in your image. Might just be a certain cluster of stars.
I would say wide off hand, but as above, it depends on what you want in your photo. The stars are AMAZING out there though. I lived in New Mexico for a bit and was shocked my first night there at how many more stars you see without all the light pollution.
I guess Im bringing the whole camera bag out there, thanks for all the input guys I really appreciate it.
you dont need your whole camera bag...get the widest lens that you have...those are gonna be the best...u have nothing to track the stars im assuming, so long lenses will be out of the question... you need ISO 800 minimum, and a fast f-stop...20-30 seconds shutter speeds. At 18mm, i get star trailing around 25 seconds. Like allan said, the longer the lens, the shorter your shutter speeds have to be. Heres a link to a write up i did on here: http://www.nyphotoforum.com/forum/threads/milky-way-tutorial.1242/
