nerwin
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I stepped outside before heading to bed and noticed how clear the sky was. I ran inside, grabbed the camera and tripod.
I haven't done any milky way shots with the XT2 yet. I was surprised how well it actually handled it, if I had a faster lens like the XF16mm 1.4, I could've got better shots. But the 18-55 handled it ok (surprised honestly). It can be done!
Later I might try taking several frames and stacking them. But for some reason DeepSkyTracker doesn't seem to like the Fuji RAW files. So I'll have to look further into that, but I might try doing it in Photoshop too.
The hardest part was focusing, I should have found a bright star and focused on that instead and then recomposed. I'll have that try next time.
I mean, I know the XT2 won't be as good as my Nikon D610 with the 20 1.8G lens because of physics. But it's still usable and with the right technique and lens, I SHOULD be able to match the D610. APS-C sensors have come a LONG LONG way.
I don't see a TON of milky way shots from Fujifilm cameras, so hopefully with me doing them it might help someone out there who is interested in this.
Fujifilm XT2 + 18-55
18mm, f/2.8, 20 seconds at ISO 3200
I haven't done any milky way shots with the XT2 yet. I was surprised how well it actually handled it, if I had a faster lens like the XF16mm 1.4, I could've got better shots. But the 18-55 handled it ok (surprised honestly). It can be done!
Later I might try taking several frames and stacking them. But for some reason DeepSkyTracker doesn't seem to like the Fuji RAW files. So I'll have to look further into that, but I might try doing it in Photoshop too.
The hardest part was focusing, I should have found a bright star and focused on that instead and then recomposed. I'll have that try next time.
I mean, I know the XT2 won't be as good as my Nikon D610 with the 20 1.8G lens because of physics. But it's still usable and with the right technique and lens, I SHOULD be able to match the D610. APS-C sensors have come a LONG LONG way.
I don't see a TON of milky way shots from Fujifilm cameras, so hopefully with me doing them it might help someone out there who is interested in this.
Fujifilm XT2 + 18-55
18mm, f/2.8, 20 seconds at ISO 3200