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 p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Astro Landscapes (Starscapes) with Fuji? x-post | |
I've did some night photography with my X-T1. High ISO noise look light years ahead of my previous 5D2 and 6D.
1. Focusing. It's actually rather easy, you can often just auto focus on a bright star or a distant object end then turn the lens into M mode. Fuji also displays a distance scale in the viewfinder when the camera is set to manual focus where you can see where the focus is and depth of field. This will of course not work with manual lenses like the Samyang 12/2 but then the lens has a distance scale. many of the Fuji primes can engage manual focus my a clutch system where you pull the focus ring back and voila! you have a distance scale there. The 14/2.8, 16/1.4 and 32/1.4 all have it. If you buy a fully manual lens I'd recommend testing infinity on a bright day and mark it on the lens since many manual lenses focus past infinity. I used to do this with my Samyang and Zeiss lenses during my DSLR days too. And finally if you buy the Zeiss 12/2.8 Touit you need to be aware that the lens does reset focus position if you turn your camera off which can be very frustrating if you're shooting in the dark.
2. Battery. I've not had problems with batteries with my X-T1. I have four of them and try to remember charging them before I go out. That said I haven't done any multi hour timelapses. Compared to DSLR battery life is pretty bad but you probably know that having an A7. I have run into problems during a phototrip where I had only 3 of my four batteries charged and had been shooting all day during winter. The new X-T2 allows you to have total of 3 batteries using the grip that should last at least as long as a DSLR.
3. Lenses: The Samyang 12/2 looks like the perfect starscape lens for mirrorless. It's ultra-wide, it's f/2, sharp and has little coma. I do have the Samyang 8/2.8 fish. It's fun to work with but is tricky for composition and either requires you to set the horizon in the middle or do some trickery in post to straighten the image. The Fuji 14/2.8 is a great lens but for some it might not be wide enough. I sold mine for the 10-24/4 (which is almost useless for nightscapes), wish it was 2.8. I've read that the 16(1.4 is good and the 23/1.4 is a good lens but as with the 14 you might feel they are not wide enough. Samyang also has a 10/2.8 that I think is closely related to the FF 14/2.8 lens but it's rather large and very few seem to have it, probably a good lens for astro. I understand the 12/2.8 Touit is pretty good but as I already said it resets focus when you turn the camera off and that's a showstopper for me.
4. Image Quality: I've not tested the X-Pro2 for astro yet but expect it to perform great. My X-T1 files were an eyeopener compared to the FF Canon files at high ISO. Less noise, better constructed and no chroma color noise (terrible with 5D2). I shoot without hesitation on ISO 3200 and sometimes 6400 where I would not have gone over 1600 with my Canons. I'd expect the X-Pro2 and X-T2 to be perfectly usable at 6400. And remember exposing to the right works wonders for all cameras when shooting in the dark, reducing exposure by a 1/2 stop in post does often make a nightshot almost noiseless.
I'm at work so I can't access my files but here are some Fuji nightshots of mine I've posted on Flickr.
Samyang 8mm fish. I have this image at home where I've straightened (only) the horizon.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/586/21688858666_c5ac14ba6d_b_d.jpg
8mm fish again
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5811/21092207074_a0d6dfe862_o_d.jpg
and again. Lit by moonlight.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5685/21527080648_d203570491_o_d.jpg
Fuji XF 14mm f/2.8
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7369/12444675845_251c511dd5_o_d.jpg
And finally a shot of the Super Bloodmoon 2015. I did not have the best conditions (thin clouds) but I kind of like the shot anyway. Shot with 50-140/2.8
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/640/21795236995_5031beab5b_o_d.jpg
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