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I have way too many tripods, mostly older Gitzos. I've found that the better current tripods tend to have much better locks, easier to turn, less likely to not really be locked....I'm getting a...

Peter, that's a very interesting looking plant!

Well done, Peter. Self-converted! You're braver than I. Great job!

Thanks, Jon. It was a beautiful night to be out. Right now, the sweat spot for this kind of photography here is 8:15 - 8:45pm.

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A potential issue with these old scanners is that service is often not available, nor are the specialized parts to perform some of this service yourself available. I'm currently having a problem...

That should be a great system, Bob, and it will be relatively fast to use.

Well done, Ari!

Wow, Pali. That's Amazing! And thanks for your kind comments.

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This is a great insight.

Thank you, Gentlemen!

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Thanks, Tim!

Thanks, Jon!

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That should work great, Randy.

Randy,

I used my 300 f/2.8AF-S Nikkor + 1.4TC +Z9 at 12K ISO. I don't have a tracking mount that could handle that.

Thanks, Bryan. I understand! I should've shot a bunch of frames and processed, but I was just too knackered....

I'm not much of a night sky photographer....

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Apparently there was a lot of dumping....:)

Thanks, Tuco! I've really enjoyed your posts....

I'm not sold on IR for portraits, or maybe it's my system or processing. Ari's look better.

Good one, Bryan!

A test of 665nm for portraits:

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Me, too!

Great work, Pali!

Nice Job, Markus.

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Thanks, Jon. All hand held except for the wind turbine shots. The level in the viewfinder is really handy....

Unfortunately, I have a defective magnetic filter adapter ring, and so I...

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Ari, they look appropriately bright on my screen.

Thanks, Tuco. My processing methodology doesn't look too good. I thought that "auto" led to setting black and white points to a specific percent of clipping, but it doesn't look like that from...

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Above: Hoya R25

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Abovie: Kolarivision 665nm
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Today, I did some filter tests. For each filter, I to an exposure with an Expodisk to give a frame to white balance in Raw. I converted to BW using default settings and then clicked "auto" which...

Thanks, Peter. Here's a shorter exposure with different post:
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Thanks, Jon. The wind was really blowing.

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Wind in the Willows

Thanks, Randy. These are just some practice with a 24mm tilt/shift.

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Not having to use a tripod really speeds things up....Plus no filter changes, no forgetting to block/close the viewfinder, and no really long exposures, unless I want one....

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