Would this be sufficient, for photographing a partial solar eclipse?
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I just got it and did a test of the sun and using the quickest shutter speed and lowest iso (iso 100 and 1/4000) and what I found is that it is pretty dark but I don't know if it is dark enough. I do believe it can but the only one way to know for sure is to test it this week. *WARNING* taking photos of the direct sun can possible damage your camera and its sensor because, while the sun emits visible light, it also produces UV and IR frequencies which are damaging so I would suggest getting a UV filter as well to add in the protection and minimize chance for damage.
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I used this filter to photograph the partial solar eclipse on 10/23/2014, see my pictures in the reviews of this filter. I found the filter worked well when shooting through the clouds but it was not dark enough when the sky was cloudless. I will try stacking 2 of these filters for future use. When shooting the Sun with this filter DO NOT LOOK THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER!!! Though dark this filter does not block any of the IR light that will burn your retinas. You must use the live view screen for composition.
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I have never tried it on an eclipse, but I believe it would work. I used mine for the transit of Venus and those pics came out fairly well.
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I would use a solar filter instead. See http://www.mreclipse.com/SEphoto/SEphoto.html for more information.
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We used it with our Canon SLR digital to shoot the lunar eclipse - no flash, of course - and it worked fine.
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It is difficult to say, and the question is pretty subjective given that we don't know exactly how much light is available and what level of image quality you are looking for. Like most cameras in its class, this camera has a relatively small image sensor, so shooting in low light situations is not its strong suit. But the camera does ok, and will likely be better than shooting with a cell phone camera or similar. It won't be nearly as good as shooting with something in a DSLR class, however, which will have an image sensor several times the size of this one.
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Yes, since I Bought it I hadn't the opportunity to use it a lot of times so you can see my few attempts with it on http://www.astrobin.com/users/andremeneghetti/Compared to my other camera, enjoined so much, just need to get some experience and get some good results, I recommend it!
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Probably not. Clear pictures of the moon need an aperture that stays open and the iphone doesn't meet this criteria. Better off using a slr camera - Olympus or Nikon
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It is a good option ONLY in outdoor daylight on a tripod. The 2x converter will eat up a lot of light and the 70-300 already needs a lot of light. Last this combination will struggle to auto focus on anything within 75 feet. Overall I think this is a bad idea
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Seems that assuming that the rumors are true and this model of the D600 does not suffer the same faulty design that leads to oil spots and dust on the sensor then my answer would be the camera would be fine depending on the other equipment you use. If you have a tripod that can be programmed to "follow" the earth's rotation, something essential for astrophotography enthusiasts then I think you'd be able to get very good results.
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Yes, I use ECLIPSE with this. Read up on how to clean your camera sensor, You Tube has a lot of instructional videos.
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No Problem The only thing you would need is a good tripod. I find that holding the 8250 Nikon by hand during the day looking at wild animals is one thing but at night looking at the moon or stars its a lot harder to keep steady.w
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It should be sufficient, depending on the distance you want to project and how dark it is out. I typically project about 15 feet with good results on eco mode. I have not used mine outdoors yet, but I plan on setting something up in the near future.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! You will be able to use it to take pictures of those without any issues, however you may need to prop the camera up higher off the surface to get a clear image.
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Yes. It's excellent for doing long exposures like shooting stars and star trails, and for interval shots like time lapse:
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I haven't tried it in bright sunlight, yet. Good question though, as I hadn't thought about the lack of a normal viewfinder. Might hold on to my old camera just in case, it took great daytime shots but was poor in low light situations.
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I would say no it is not good at doing super close up shots. You would need a camera with a macro lens to do that kind of photos.
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It would probably do ok with enough light. If you use the camera's flash you will need to play around with the flash settings to reduce the amount of light coming from it or you might get strong reflections and highlights. You might want to consider the Pentax DA 35mm F2.4 AL or DA 50mm F1.8. Neither lens is very expensive (as lens go) but they are very basic and not weather resistant. The DA 50mm is a fast lens and would be my choice for the task you are wanting to use it for.
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Should work just fine. It is designed for cameras with APS-C sensors. I suggest you lookup www.lonelyspeck.com for lenses and astrophotography.
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Yes it will. I took some very good photos of the moon with that combination. Also took good photos of animals in the back yard.