Oh my..your timelapses are amazing, glad you stayed a while on your way home :) Im brand new to this astro photography thing and glad to find your channel. Hats of for you man
Yes, it's a great camera for astro because it's the smallest and lightest full-frame you can get. There are lots of examples of people killing it with this setup (FP+MSM). It's all just so light and convenient.
Thank you so much, great video!! Especially delivering the feeling that one gets standing under the stars in the night and experiencing the sunrise in all its glory afterwards,bwell done!! Do you own a Sony A73 or a a7riv? Did you experience a significant difference in image quality comparing the FP/L to the Sonys? Is the noise performance really noticeably better?
I have an a7C and a7III and I would say that the Sigma fp has almost identical looking raw files to those Sonys. That said I did not do a 1:1 comparison.
I had the same power issue as well, I figured the MSM must have gotten turned on. Luckily I had a battery to plug it into as well. Since having it back, it seems to have held the charge, so must have gotten turned on some how. Maybe need to get a better case for it. Great video!
That Move Shoot Move error is a low power indication. The tracker is kind of picky when it comes to charging. You have to make sure your power source does not exceed 2A for the current and 5V for the voltage. But, I am glad your power bank came handy! I see you used the 20mm. I am aware that the 24mm from your last video is not impressive as the 20mm. But, would you still recommend the 24mm? I have a Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 for my Sony a7iv and a7Riii. But, I want something better for Milky Way photography next year... Thanks!
I would still recommend the Sigma Art 24/1.4 if that's the focal length you're looking for. For the price, it's arguably the best bang for the buck wide angle 1.4 lens for E and L mount.
I'm always impressed with how much red/magenta you've been able to pull out of your shots without a modified camera. Anytime I've tried, to get that much color the shots end up looking way too overprocessed and messy.
It was a tough one this time around since there was a lot of humidity muddying up everything. I was thinking an fp L would be a kickass camera for modification.
Hi Ian, a very beautiful & inspiring video!! May I ask you a question w.r.t filters, you used in this video a SharpStar, but not the PureNight filter; assumingly no lightpollution? That PureNight filter size of 100mm is currently out of stock, unfortunately. Will it be available again at some point?
On the subject of your PureNight filter - I have been checking your website for over a year. The 150mm continues to show "out of stock". Do you intend to manufacture this size in the future? If not, is there another product you may recommend? Thank you!!
Great shots Ian! Is the fpL worth the extra cost, or can you get decent astro photos with just the fp? Any technical advantages of the fp over the fpL?
The biggest advantage of course is the resolution. 60MP of the fpL made a huge difference over the 24MP of the fp when it came to shooting Andromeda. If you were to use one for cinematography or rely on AF for your work outside of astro, the fpL also has better phase detection autofocus. The extra resolution also makes it possible to use the crop function to dramatically zoom digitally while keeping 4k resolution output.
Oh my..your timelapses are amazing, glad you stayed a while on your way home :) Im brand new to this astro photography thing and glad to find your channel. Hats of for you man
Very inspiring video.
I started my astrophotography journey a couple years ago because of your videos.
Thanks.
I was thinking of getting into this hobby with the FP-L due to it's performance,form factor, and modularity. Thank you for this video.
Yes, it's a great camera for astro because it's the smallest and lightest full-frame you can get. There are lots of examples of people killing it with this setup (FP+MSM). It's all just so light and convenient.
Thank you so much, great video!! Especially delivering the feeling that one gets standing under the stars in the night and experiencing the sunrise in all its glory afterwards,bwell done!! Do you own a Sony A73 or a a7riv? Did you experience a significant difference in image quality comparing the FP/L to the Sonys? Is the noise performance really noticeably better?
I have an a7C and a7III and I would say that the Sigma fp has almost identical looking raw files to those Sonys. That said I did not do a 1:1 comparison.
@@LonelySpeck I'd be really interested to see a comparison. Mainly because of the star eater problem on the Sonys.
Thank you for this great video! The Sigma company has improved the astrophotography very much by its products! (Lenses and cameras)
Epic adventure Ian, and the polar alignment was really good, crisp Andromeda. grtz
Great to hear from you Rob! Thanks so much.
I had the same power issue as well, I figured the MSM must have gotten turned on. Luckily I had a battery to plug it into as well. Since having it back, it seems to have held the charge, so must have gotten turned on some how. Maybe need to get a better case for it. Great video!
Beautiful video and amazing images. Great place to hang out
That Move Shoot Move error is a low power indication. The tracker is kind of picky when it comes to charging. You have to make sure your power source does not exceed 2A for the current and 5V for the voltage. But, I am glad your power bank came handy! I see you used the 20mm. I am aware that the 24mm from your last video is not impressive as the 20mm. But, would you still recommend the 24mm? I have a Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 for my Sony a7iv and a7Riii. But, I want something better for Milky Way photography next year... Thanks!
I would still recommend the Sigma Art 24/1.4 if that's the focal length you're looking for. For the price, it's arguably the best bang for the buck wide angle 1.4 lens for E and L mount.
I'm always impressed with how much red/magenta you've been able to pull out of your shots without a modified camera. Anytime I've tried, to get that much color the shots end up looking way too overprocessed and messy.
It was a tough one this time around since there was a lot of humidity muddying up everything. I was thinking an fp L would be a kickass camera for modification.
@@LonelySpeckHope you can try a Fuji with XTrans sensor. They are more sensitive to Ha but I'm curious by how much compared to the Sigma or Sony.
@@LonelySpeck do you have any suggested shops to send an fp or fpL to for an Ha mod?
@@Tetra84 Kolari Vision! You can also DIY if you're brave. There are some guides online for the fp and fpL.
@@LonelySpeck I'm not that brave.. lol. Thanks for the shop suggestion!
Hi Ian, a very beautiful & inspiring video!! May I ask you a question w.r.t filters, you used in this video a SharpStar, but not the PureNight filter; assumingly no lightpollution? That PureNight filter size of 100mm is currently out of stock, unfortunately. Will it be available again at some point?
OMG, your photos are so amazing!
Try a telephoto lens with these cameras and the Moon will reveal the color of its surface to you thanks to cdng 12 bit...
I recommend!
Super informative and beautiful video, thank you!
Incredible video and shots!
very nice story . Thanks a lot.
wow! a tracked astrophotography content from Ian!!
Very very good video man
On the subject of your PureNight filter - I have been checking your website for over a year. The 150mm continues to show "out of stock". Do you intend to manufacture this size in the future? If not, is there another product you may recommend? Thank you!!
Thanks I hadn’t known my fp has the interval mode. 😮😅😊. Laurie. NZ.
Great shots Ian! Is the fpL worth the extra cost, or can you get decent astro photos with just the fp? Any technical advantages of the fp over the fpL?
The biggest advantage of course is the resolution. 60MP of the fpL made a huge difference over the 24MP of the fp when it came to shooting Andromeda. If you were to use one for cinematography or rely on AF for your work outside of astro, the fpL also has better phase detection autofocus. The extra resolution also makes it possible to use the crop function to dramatically zoom digitally while keeping 4k resolution output.
@@LonelySpeckcool, TY.
75mm1.2 is enough for orion nebula with MSM tracker? :)
Okay Ian… you made it to central Florida. How about coming on down to my area next year? Big Cypress?
Marc, sounds like a plan. Any interest in meeting up?
@@LonelySpeck Ian, short answer: Yes. Depends on where I'll be working next year.
Beautiful.
Welcome back
Love your video
For those wider compositions at the end with the fp/20mm, did you stop down the aperture or kept it open?
I left everything at f/1.4 for all the shots.
@@LonelySpeck oh wow the foreground seems pretty sharp given 1.4, very nice!
Do you see the laser beam as in the video or is it added later
It is visible to the eye just as in the video.
Do you see the laser beam as in the video ?
Yes, the MSM laser is extremely bright 😎
Are they Astro moded
No, these were stock.
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