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the rf600 was better. I don’t have either but the question was which was better and the 600 f4 was better. I don’t have either of them but do have a r5. My wildlife setup is the 400 f 2.8 tc from Nikon and that means you have packed up and gone and I can still shoot.

If you consider yourself a pro, maybe you could call it something other than "big white lens".

If there is a new moon and no visual calibration is done, is the alignment still decent? Perhaps at least good enough for the HHHR mode? Thank you for your excellent didactic videos. Tracking newbie here.

600MM, this year i will get

Great interview

nice tutorial! At 13:30 I dare say it was just running on lighten mode. It wasn't forming 'comets' at all. And then when you slid the slider just a SMIDGE down they nearly disappeared. So something odd was going on there. Even on the longest comet mode, they aren't that long.

What about a full frame lumix s5 mk2 plus a 70mm to 300mm macro

So, this may be dumb, but are you taking ten photos with the exposures divided over four minutes, or ten four minute exposures? Sorry, haha. Amazing video, by the way!

bought it last year with 2x extender with the r5 mark2

I prefer the results from the full frame system in most instances. In some instances, the deeper field of depth was actually better. But geez... The full frame setup is unreasonably expensive unless this is your main gig day in, day out. The Micro Four Thirds system provides for a WHOLE LOT MORE bang for the buck. No contest. I own the OM1II and the 300mm and the 2x converter. Even when adding the 12-100 f4 to this, I can carry this up a snowy mountain with 4,000 elevation gain for a whole day and then shoot. Not possible with the full frame setup.

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If I saw you handling my Canon 600 f4 lens like that (3:50), I'd politely asked you to stop, then I would have taken it from you. When carrying my Canon 100-300mm 2.8 ($9,500 cost), lens, I always have at least 2 points of contact.

Without a Bahtinov mask, try pointing your camera at the brightest star and adjusting the focus until it appears as the smallest possible point in your viewfinder.

I think for the birds you were close with the OM but the bigger animals the 600 was much better

Is this more practical than a star adventurer for milky way and star trail shots? What all would I need to use this on my tripod?

I refused it when offered. I need zoom lenses and feel hobbled using primes, in general.

get yourself a tri bahtinov mask

Great run through of the options, Alex. I’d full support the 6D as an entry move as the used prices are excellent and it’s such a simple, robust camera that feels bulletproof. Paired with the 14mm Samyang it’s a great way to start making images. 6Ds are still the workhorse of my nightscape outings and timelapses. They get abused, covered in dew, squished into impossible corners of my bag yet deliver every time - I love them.

Does the fotopro tripod take the peak design plate?

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That AI art is extremely bad. Don't do your channel a disservice by using that crap. There are two lenses growing out of those things.

Man do they sell that ballhead as a standalone piece. That thing looks awesome. Might be worth getting the tripod just for that

1.4 lets in 4x more light than 2.8

I love the Carbon Mach3 Tripods from Benro.

Welcome back Alex 🙂

Got to agree on the Canon 6D, teamed up with the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 and Samyang 14mm f/2.8 brilliant astro combination.

Good video ,very informative,,,, finely,,, continue Alex💪

Great to see some content again. I'll look forward to your upcoming videos. Yeah, your friend should get the 6D, if going with Canon. It won't have the AF capability that a mirrorless will have, but if he doesn't go nuts with extra lenses, he could pocket his savings and start building toward a mirrorless like a used R6 or R6ii (I've heard bad things about the R8 with overheating and having terrible battery performance, but I don't know from personal experience). Then, with the adapter, he can continue to use his EF lenses. At that point, he might even consider eventually sending his 6D in for astromodification, even for landscape astro - the southern hemisphere gives him some awesome targets for hydrogen alpha. An R7 would be another option if he eventually gets mirrorless, because it would give him that extra reach for wildlife, and I've seen some photographers using the speed booster adapters to give them near full frame composition when using a full frame lens. Instead of 1.6 zoom, you end up with 1.1 (I think). Not sure how well it works, but it's something to consider. The nice thing about mirrorless is than he wouldn't have to stay in the Canon ecosystem, because the EF lenses are adaptable to Sony and Nikon, if that's the way he wanted to go. So yeah, lots of options. If he starts out with 6D, he can build and go in a number of different ways, and continue to use the 6D. 12 years old and it's still rock solid.

I know it a big chunky lens. But Rf 85 mm 1.2. I have it and would like to try it for Astro. I don’t have a lot of experience what pros and cons with this lens

I really appreciate your review of the tripod, which I am about to purchase. However, I tried the VA-5X Fluid Video Head (with a different Sirui tripod that is came with, the Sirui L-324F Landscape Carbon Fiber Tripod - a little big and bulky for me) and sent it back. The tilt is fluid but the pan is just ordinary, with no dampening, merely adjustable friction. I needed something for very slow panning, and this is NOT a true fluid head!

Canon 6d

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My nomad laser has 2x grub screws and a larger brass screw. Is it all 3 need adjusting? If not what is the larger brass screw. Thanks.

If somebody already have the move shoot move older version is it much beneficial to upgrade to Nomad ? Hows the accuracy with mid telephoto?

No one Talks about the animal.....

There is a huge difference in background blur which makes the 600 the obvious winner. Not to mention the fine details, contrast, colors. Pretty hard to beat a fast prime supertelly.

How much slop is there when you attach that laser adaptor to the scope? does it perfectly align with the scope center or does it vary depending on that set screw? If the scope and the laser combo are not perfectly centered, the laser pointer could be way off when pointing at Polaris.

Looking for a tracker to do some nebulae and maybe some Milky Way stuff here and there. All with a dslr. In Australia the SWSA2 and nomad are the same price. Do you think the nomad could handle a 135mm rokinon?

I don't care for the blue cast.

Is that a Moon bazooka in your pocket? or you bought the Olympus. Whilst the OM-1 and OM-1 Mark 2 do have the same sensor, the image treatment of the Mark 2 seems better implemented, especially in low light; it's not something that could have been done with a firmware update.

Many Blessing upon you for your quick and easy to follow tutorial

GREAT tutorial! Question. What am I reading about the z mount?

If I had all the money including enough to hire a Sherpa to carry my lens everywhere I went, I would go with the 600 full frame. It was better in all shots. But for any sane armature the 300 f4 all day long. You not only save10k for the lens, you also save another 10g on chiropractor visits. What I would like to see is a comparison of the 300 f4 vs the oly 100-400, or 150-600.

Great video! What gloves were you using?

the way you point the laser is the other way the camera points !

the insane price difference itotally outweigh the Olympus 300mm "weaknesses"..

Hi, I'm pretty much a one-eyed Olympus/OM shooter. The 300mm f4 is razor sharp. You cannot beat it.

Good video

U should try the 150-600 F4.0-5.6 b4 u commit to to the fixed tele lens. It’s GGGGGRRRRRATE!!!!!!

You can see a rather large difference in the noise. Not that that is the be all end all. But it really shows up in the owl pics. That is just ff vs M43. The difference was the cameras. The Canon is worth the money. But the m43 is a great 90% of the population solution. It has it's place.