If we are talking m42 lenses here, I think you would be happy with fast Takumars: 35mm f2, 50mm f1.4, and 85mm f1.8/1.9 - although only the 50mm f1.4 is still very reasonably priced. If you are shooting with a crop digital camera coma may be less of a concern, since it is normally an edge-of-field/corners problem and you are cropping those out with your focal length multiplier.
Parts Lenses: Nikon 35-135/3.5-4.5 (F), Sigma 70-210/4.5 (F), Nikon 50/1.8 Series E (F)Ĭheekygeek wrote: Yes, I would not recommend zooms for anything much more than short exposure moon shots. Sigma DP1, Nikon D40 ( hers ), Polaroid x530, Pentax P30t, Pentax P50, (P30t/P50 K-A to Nikon F body mount conversion) * Not susceptible to focus creep or zoom creep when pointed upwards * Accurate infinity stop and/or ability to adjust it Scheimpflug wrote: I don't have a lot of Astrophotography experience, but I can add a few more criteria for you: Sharpness wide open, absence of comma, etc are important things.Īlso, are you interested in wide-field astrophotography or more telephoto work? Are you talking about short exposure (unguided) or longer-exposure guided astrophotography?Īre you using a digital camera or film? If digital, what is your focal length multiplier?ĭSLR: Pentax K-3 II, D-BG5 grip, SLR: Pentax SP500, Pentax SP, Pentax SP II, Pentax Spotmatic F, MX, ME-Super, Super Program, pZ-1
Posted: Tue 12:45 am Post subject: Astrophotography recommendationsĪny recommendations about MF lenses that are very good for astrophotography?