Heading to Big Bend to do a little backpacking in a couple of weeks, and I've always heard that it's just about the best for astrophotography. Anyone tried getting some milky way shots out there or just generally starry skies, and any advice on lenses to toss on a Canon 5D Mark III?
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Originally posted by Mike D View PostWhat time of the year is the most comfortable to visit Big Bend? Are there good places to stay with a 5th wheel camper?
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Originally posted by Mike D View PostWhat time of the year is the most comfortable to visit Big Bend? Are there good places to stay with a 5th wheel camper?
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My favorite camping is a nice cot in the open air. I have been in the heat of July and the cold of winter.
July is fine if you camp at the right elevation, then when day starts jump in the truck with the ac and drive all day taking in all the scenes. Really cant be beat.
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Originally posted by Stickslinger92 View PostWas just in Big Bend! Clouds were predominant most the time except for the start of our first night there so that was a bummer. Tripod is the biggest need when shooting astro shots. I used my 28-70 sony kit lens and came up with this shot on that first night.
I may need to rent/borrow a faster lens is what I'm thinking.
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Originally posted by ATX Tyler View PostCool shot! I'll definitely have my tripod, cable release etc. Is that lens a f3.5 on the Sony? My problem is that I typically do a lot of daytime landscapes that don't require a very fast lens, so my main workhorse lens is only f/4. The only "fast" one I've got is the 70-200 2.8 which won't do me much good lol.
I may need to rent/borrow a faster lens is what I'm thinking.
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