Milky Way Photography With A Nifty Fifty

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  • In this video I photograph the Milky Way core with a 50mm lens. I use both crop sensor and full frame cameras. I also show the difference between tracked and untracked photos. No panthers were harmed in the making of this video. As a matter of fact they were fed well and snuggled with me all night.
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  • @michaellorentzen1672
    @michaellorentzen1672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Of all the Astro TH-cam channels out there, yours is consistently my favorite.

  • @FMJAmerican
    @FMJAmerican 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love your videos. Incredibly helpful!

  • @henrycowsert3999
    @henrycowsert3999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love how you're just being yourself. I appreciate it

  • @grortyphx
    @grortyphx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video, Walt! I'm eagerly awaiting to see how you stack/process this. I'm going camping for a couple of days in a Bortle 2 area, so this has given me inspiration to try my luck at this too. Your videos are funny, but also very informative. Thank you!

  • @carlreid4161
    @carlreid4161 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first watch of your channel and followed the accompanying processing episode thanks for producing this content Walt!

  • @dencyy-3205
    @dencyy-3205 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for making these videos!

  • @shutterbug49
    @shutterbug49 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Walt can't wait for the processing video. I have learned a lot by watching your videos. Don't have a tracker and not sure I will ever have one but the processing has helped me in other areas too. Thank you.

  • @mirtacota
    @mirtacota ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos!! They are so interesting ❤️

  • @meninomichael
    @meninomichael 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was great!! Thanks for the info. A great tutorial, looking to watch more, Thanks.

  • @neild108
    @neild108 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting and enlightening to see the difference in results for the different types of camera and approaches to using them. I also appreciate the discussion of aperture and image quality for the nifty-fifty--I have that lens and will find your points very useful! (I just got an astro modded Canon 6D and MSM tracker, and am really looking forward to shooting this Milky Way season!)

  • @astrodad-simonb277
    @astrodad-simonb277 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed the video!! I have a Nifty 50 with a full modded Canon 700D and tried last year (with a 35mm lens) when I went to Majorca in the Mediterranean - was not that good to be fair as it was my first attempt at the MW, however, I got my son in the picture and he was overwhelmed at the MW. This video is perfect timing which I have learnt some new things - thank you fo this - best Simon 👏👏🙏

  • @dw.in.michigan
    @dw.in.michigan ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, and entertaining as always. I just recently had an opportunity to use my 50mm f1.4 for some landscape astrophotography, with my Nikon full frame. I'm really pleased with how it turned out, overall. I bought the lens on the cheap through ebay, and the brand is on the bargain end anyway - Yongnuo. I've been a little apprehensive about how it would perform, so I'm pleased my gamble paid off.
    Not technically a nifty-50, but I also have its little brother, which is a f1.8 nifty-50, for my modified Canon T7. I'll be looking forward to using them both on my tracker, after watching this video. Thanks!

  • @fouuladvand48
    @fouuladvand48 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are such a freak. Love that humor man!

  • @NESMASTER14
    @NESMASTER14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video, love the humor haha and useful tips as always. Cheers

  • @shoejunkie2155
    @shoejunkie2155 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, Walt! Very informative, and you crack me up. One of these days we are gonna float the Buffalo river and when we go,I want to shoot the Milky Way with the beautiful bluffs in the foreground.

  • @jamshedtreasurywala
    @jamshedtreasurywala 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great content Walt. for someone just starting out into the astro photography realm, awesome videos & so much information to learn from !
    A quick question, between each image have you used any time buffer or just straight out shot 30 images ? Once again, thanks for all the videos, & stay spacey !

  • @dumpydalekobservatory
    @dumpydalekobservatory 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video & it's good to see that you water your lizard lol, stay safe from the black panther & clear skies!!

  • @Sarimae23
    @Sarimae23 ปีที่แล้ว

    comes in just to the right time, thanks

  • @alexandreastronomy8022
    @alexandreastronomy8022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good video, keep going! from QC Canada!

  • @T.K.9
    @T.K.9 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are a lot of video guides out there but yours is probably the more fun to watch.
    Its like just you being you. Others.. well I better not say haha!
    Been gathering up parts to do some milky way shots myself, atleast trying it on a Bortle 4 rural area which is in a field of wind turbines.

  • @rings1th487
    @rings1th487 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man you are great keep up the good work my man

  • @w3tua
    @w3tua 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy cow! I used my 'new to me' Canon 6D Mk II in a Bortle 2 site a few nights ago for the first time. It blows my mind!

  • @nossoflareact
    @nossoflareact ปีที่แล้ว

    God! I Need a star tracker 🤯 In Brazil everything is so expensive 😓

  • @astronomy_star
    @astronomy_star ปีที่แล้ว

    Please make video of editing Milkyway image with star tracker😍💫🙏🏻

  • @davidpippin3460
    @davidpippin3460 ปีที่แล้ว

    Walt, great video as always. Are both cameras astro modified or just the T5i?

  • @Djankie49
    @Djankie49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Going to try this out without the star tracker wish me luck :D

  • @211milkman
    @211milkman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As usual, another great video. I've shot the milkyway core and RHO OPHIUCHUS together with a nifty 50. A really good combination. One question. You used Vega to focus on. Just wondering why you use Antares instead? Clear skies!!!!

    • @deltaastrophotography
      @deltaastrophotography  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! The T5i live view screen isn't very bright and I can see Vega better than Anteres.

  • @ludupgyatso7
    @ludupgyatso7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for wonderful teaching. I am astro photographer. I never used use and purchase star tracker machine. which star tracker is better to buy? please guide me. I use sony mirrorless full frame.

  • @dw.in.michigan
    @dw.in.michigan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome images! What brand of 50mm lens did you use?

    • @justdigit
      @justdigit ปีที่แล้ว

      He is using a Canon 50mm f/1.8.

  • @jackbernstein3029
    @jackbernstein3029 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job! Now, if I can get rid of my awful light pollution gradient over the core, I’ll be a happy boy.

    • @deltaastrophotography
      @deltaastrophotography  ปีที่แล้ว

      I just started using the Optolong L-Pro filter. It's amazing for Milky Way light pollution!

    • @jackbernstein3029
      @jackbernstein3029 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deltaastrophotography I used a Rokinon 14 on a Modded Canon 5D Mkiii with an L-Pro. The light dome of Richmond, IN extended over the core. Processing doing OK but needs more work.

  • @thatonetimeatbandcamp
    @thatonetimeatbandcamp ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these videos.. dude is watering a fake lizard. So amazing lmao..

  • @allenbaylus3378
    @allenbaylus3378 ปีที่แล้ว

    Milky Way question - what stars would you use as a guide to center on the Milky Way with - I have a fairly good view of the East (except for light pollution from the city at the horizon) but I have a tree line at the south east. I am trying to find a few sets of starts that would be good to look for to make sure that I have optimal view (the 50 has a pretty wide view - thinking about trying my 24-240 lens at 24 and see how it does - but it is slower 50 is f1.8 and 24-240 starts at f3.5).

    • @deltaastrophotography
      @deltaastrophotography  ปีที่แล้ว

      Look dead south about an hour after dark. You should see the orange star Anteres in the constellation Scorpius. The Milky Way core should be just to the left.

  • @BigScope
    @BigScope ปีที่แล้ว

    2:05 HAHAHAH My friend and I also have our favorite field with a street light that is messing up our view. We also considered throwing rocks at it xD

  • @v4led
    @v4led ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude how u stacked them without a star tracker? Probably cropped af

    • @deltaastrophotography
      @deltaastrophotography  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Yeah I definitely couldn't use very many photographs in the stack. The stacking artifacts would have been a nightmare!. It's been a few months since I did this, but I remember I could not use even half the frames that I actually took.

  • @Sarimae23
    @Sarimae23 ปีที่แล้ว

    btw, i once heard , that birds carry stones sometimes at night, to hit those streetlights
    Edit : Lol...i see you heard about those birds ;)

  • @christopherfountain7129
    @christopherfountain7129 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a question that has nothing to do with astrophotography, it's about your music studio I was looking at in your video. Did I see a pair of Event 20/20 studio monitors in the background?
    More to the point...I just bought a Canon M50 mk ii
    And I'm not sure if I will be very successful attempting astrophotography. What do you think?

    • @deltaastrophotography
      @deltaastrophotography  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha! Good eye! Yes I got the Event 20/20s off of a studio that was closing down about 17 years ago. I only paid about 200 bucks for them and they have been extremely reliable after all these years! The camera should be fine. You could seriously get good results with a camera from 10 years ago! You're just going to have a hard time finding lenses with that new mirrorless camera.

  • @bluenose8442
    @bluenose8442 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It should be ok on polar alignment with a nifty fifty but I’d check it after you’ve added the ball head and camera. PA might get knocked out.

    • @deltaastrophotography
      @deltaastrophotography  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The only thing I really hate about the Skyguider Pro is the ball head attachment. It totally blocks the polar scope. The nifty fifty is the only reason I'll ever use that attachment, and it usually works fine. Otherwise I'll use the counterweight kit so I can check PA as often as I want.

  • @justdigit
    @justdigit ปีที่แล้ว

    Is your 50mm lens f/1.8 or 1.4?

  • @kevinashley478
    @kevinashley478 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    4:30 what music is that?

  • @johncarter591
    @johncarter591 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yep those Nifty Fittys have really Bad Coma I ended up getting a Sigma Art 40mm for a cost of $1100 Australian Dollars

    • @jackbernstein3029
      @jackbernstein3029 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You need to stop down 1-2 stops and that pretty much fixes the coma.

    • @johncarter591
      @johncarter591 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jackbernstein3029 yep only really good to do this if tracking otherwise increasing the Noise if shooting untracked

  • @DPImageCapturing
    @DPImageCapturing ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you say “nifty fifty” one more time!!!

  • @DesignedbyWill2084
    @DesignedbyWill2084 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Be careful watering those things. we've got 12+ ft ones around here.