In a message dated 11/3/2002 6:28:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> --- Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at 04:05 PM, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi, newbie here, taking first photography class > > with Pentax K-1000. > > > TIA, eactivist aka Marnie Parker :-) > > > > > > > > > Welcome Marnie. Good questions. I think Fuji Superia > > 800 is popular for > > Astrophotography, but I'd like to know the other > > details, too. > > > > Dan Scott > > > > It would seem that 800 speed would be too grainy for > astropix. I've never tried astrophotography... well > almost never. I have this sad little Vivitar slr that > I used on a lunar eclipse, then I trashed the film > inside because it wouldn't rewind. > > Anyway, I'd like some details too. I am a bit stumped by what you guys mean as details. I guess I thought by saying that I was a rank newbie I said it all. :-) Some group around here (probably Sierra Club) will probably be going to the top of a local mountain for less interference with city lights. I figured I'd find out and accompany them. I actually saw the Leonids last time (fairly well) in my own backyard. But to try to take photographs, well, I probably need less background light. Nothing fancy. Not attached to a telescope or anything -- just want to get some streaks on film. Pentax K-1000 and two lenses (not that good, I guess) that I bought on ebay. An Albinar 28-80 3.5 and a Vivitar 85-200 4. The Albinar is actually the beter one, so I'd probably use it. I also have a tripod (cheap) and a cable release. Just wondering what film and what aperture setting and how long to leave shutter open -- just to get some streaks, nothing that close up or impressive. Is that the sort of details that you mean? Doe aka eactivist aka Marnie Parker (I am only using the AOL eactivist screen name for this mailing list -- normally my "handle" is Doe, so I will stick to that.) :-)
