250110 Toronto Night Time Lapse Sony a6400 with Canon FD 50mm 1.4 Lens

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This time of the year (essentially from mid-Dec to mid-Feb) the evening sky is often overcast, making images of or with stars rare. This is a fairly lengthy time-lapse at almost 11 minutes. Parameters were 1 frame per second, starting at about 0:52 (almost an hour after midnight). The lens was slightly out of focus this time, though, for my purpose, it's hard to say whether it is better or worse as a result. In some cases, the resulting stars are a bit larger, which makes them easier to see. The wide open aperture, which adds to the problem, was necessary due to the limit of the "S&Q" ("slow and quick") mode for this camera, which limits the maximum exposure per frame to 1/30 sec. It would have been nice if Sony had allowed longer exposures in this mode. I have not added sound to this version, so it won't disturb anyone, if you watch it . [2025-05-16: I'm not so sure it was out of focus now. The "spreading" of the brighter stars could simply be the lack of "sharpness" of the lens when fully open at F1.4, combined with atmospheric haze. So far, I consider this to be my most successful time-lapse. Also, it would be nice if someone could identify some of the stars for us!]

Posted to YouTube Jan 10, 2025, at about 10:52.

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