topic Re: I have a Canon D5 III. Is it safe to leave it on for 1 hour to take star trails? convergingpix in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

I have a Canon D5 III. Is it safe to leave it on for 1 hour to take star trails? convergingpixels

convergingpixel — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:32:38 GMT

hsbn — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:38:10 GMT

No problem there, but I suggest you try using stacking techniques instead. It's better in term of noise.

convergingpixel — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:47:57 GMT

Thank you for your help.

I was going to take 12 images, each 4 minutes long @ f/4 w/100 iso using my timer. Then I will stack these RAW images

converted to PSD files using Photoshop's Statistics script.

But I also wanted to try leaving the camera on for ~ 1 hr. using f/4 w/iso 100. I will use my 24-70 mm lens @ 24mm.

I'll be doing this @Glacier Pt., yosemite, hopefully w/ Half Dome in the fore ground.

Thanks again.

fyigmo63 — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:43:41 GMT

If you get anything good then by all means post up some pics. I'd love to see your Yosemite pictures.

convergingpixel — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:16:39 GMT

Sure will !!!