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24-01-2012, 08:16 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South West Scotland
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| | | Best Settings for Northern Lights?
We're off up north to Braemar on Thursday and the sky is supposed to be clear towards the weekend so fingers crossed for a good viewing.
Can anyone suggest which camera settings I should be on for a good picture please? ie ISO, shutter speed and aperture.
Any other advice appreciated too. |
25-01-2012, 09:01 AM
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| | | Re: Best Settings for Northern Lights?
I cant find the camera settings to use in those links Jim, taking moon shots gives enough light but taking dark nigh time shots is difficult what camera settings would you advise..
If its in the links sorry I missed them. |
25-01-2012, 10:13 AM
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| | | Re: Best Settings for Northern Lights?
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25-01-2012, 02:23 PM
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| | | Re: Best Settings for Northern Lights?
Thank you for the links Jim and artdemole. As Kayleigh says I can't find any info re camera settings on the first link and a brief mention of settings using a Nikon on the second.
To elaborate, my camera is a Canon 50D and I'll be using a Canon EF 24-105L lens.
Can anyone recommend which settings I should use please? |
25-01-2012, 03:37 PM
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| | | Re: Best Settings for Northern Lights?
Some images were taken at iso 1600 4- 6 secs..Some iso used down to 400 - 800....I May be wrong but it cuts down noise...
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25-01-2012, 03:57 PM
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| | | Re: Best Settings for Northern Lights?
I think its a matter of trying the settings and see what works I found these..
RAW mode
Daylight White Balance
ISO 400
F/4.0, 30-40 seconds or F/2.8, 15-20 seconds
Histogram enabled
Low LCD brightness
I would use the TV setting too. |
25-01-2012, 09:11 PM
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| | | Re: Best Settings for Northern Lights?
Thanks all. Fingers crossed. | | |
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