Re: PESO: Bellbird

2024-05-12 Thread Alan C
So there is no problem with camera shake. I still use the Jack Davis formula TAV, 1/2000sec, f8 with my 170-500 for H/H at full stretch but still, like you, I find the AF screw drive somewhat lacking & seldom manage successful quick grabs. Too much glass for quick focus. The new PLM's are greas

Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

2024-05-12 Thread Comcast
I was sleeping, but many of my Metro Detroit friends got good cell phone pics on Friday night. Paul > On May 12, 2024, at 2:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > In some ways I'm ideally situated now: Good northerly location > (Scotland) and far away from any significant light pollution. AND the

Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

2024-05-12 Thread Steve Cottrell
Zillions of pics on Twitter, and of course I was in the land of Nod when it all happened :-) Saturday night I was driving home from some work at a football match, and too zonked to stop and stare at the sky. What annoys me is that there’s loads of photos by people who say ‘ooh yeah you have to

Re: OT. OM-5 first impressions

2024-05-12 Thread Steve Cottrell
Lar I use an Olympus OM-D EM1 mark II as a video camera (only) but in conjunction with a very bright Fotga external monitor. The IBIS is excellent and one of the reason I got it. That and it was pretty cheap so reasonably easy to replace if it goes wrong or gets damaged. I use it on conjunctio

Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

2024-05-12 Thread Rick Womer
Philly is a bit far south, and it was cloudy and wet (and still is). Rick On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 4:32 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > Zillions of pics on Twitter, and of course I was in the land of Nod when > it all happened :-) > > Saturday night I was driving home from some work at a football mat

Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

2024-05-12 Thread Stanley Halpin
I had beautiful clear skies. Went out about 10:00pm, quick iPhone snap to verify that the green glow was not my imagination. Set up tripod, did a series of long and long]ger exposures… Zip. Nada. Well, in one frame I can see the edge of the light show down low on the horizon, mostly covered by i

Re: Did anyone get Aurora photos?

2024-05-12 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 12.05.24 um 22:21 schrieb Steve Cottrell: What annoys me is that there’s loads of photos by people who say ‘ooh yeah you have to use a long exposure on a camera to really see it well, can be tricky with the naked eye…’ well I wanna see it blaring at me with my own eyeballs so sod that!! T