Mirrorless and night time photography

9 years 7 months ago #398786 by Ben Vanderbilt
Anyone here shoot with mirrorless cameras at night?  How are these cameras at long exposures?  Actually do you have difficulty focusing in the dark with minimal light?


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9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #398798 by MajorMagee
They work just fine. Here's an example from an Olympus OM-D E-M10:



Here are plenty of examples:
www.mu-43.com/showthread.php?t=6588&page=4&highlight=Low+Light  


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9 years 7 months ago #398799 by CanonKid
What lens did you use in that image Major?

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9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #398801 by MajorMagee
It is not my image  www.flickr.com/photos/95027816@N03/  

but it was done using the 12-40mm f/2.8 lens at f/2.8, 12mm, 25 sec, ISO 1600.


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9 years 7 months ago #398803 by Ben Vanderbilt
These are pretty quick exposures compared to in my head I was thinking 2- 4 min exposures.  Thoughts?


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9 years 7 months ago #398811 by garyrhook

Ben Vanderbilt wrote: These are pretty quick exposures compared to in my head I was thinking 2- 4 min exposures.  Thoughts?


Um, you were mistaken?

It turns out that you don't want to go any more than 30 seconds or you get star trails. 2 - 4 minutes is far too long for sharp point of light. At least without a rig that compensates for the rotation of the earth.


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9 years 7 months ago #398825 by Robert Chen

garyrhook wrote:

Ben Vanderbilt wrote: These are pretty quick exposures compared to in my head I was thinking 2- 4 min exposures.  Thoughts?


Um, you were mistaken?

It turns out that you don't want to go any more than 30 seconds or you get star trails. 2 - 4 minutes is far too long for sharp point of light. At least without a rig that compensates for the rotation of the earth.



:agree: Gary is correct here.  So unless you are stitching star trails, you'll want to keep those exposure times much less.  

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9 years 7 months ago #398852 by Ottis
As long as you have tripod and cable release, mirrorless cameras still have 'bulb' mode, so you are good to go.  


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9 years 7 months ago #398978 by ThatNikonGuy
Big difference is the battery life


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9 years 7 months ago #399611 by Ben Vanderbilt
No fancy equipment like that, just looking for a good mirrorless camera that will work well in longer exposures. 


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