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My uncle said to just use a phone camera for astro shots, biggest disaster ever
So my uncle Bob, he's not really into tech but he thinks he knows everything. He told me last summer, Hugo just use your iPhone for the Milky Way, it'll be fine, all those fancy cameras are a waste. I was at a dark sky spot near Moab, Utah, so I figured why not. Set the phone on a little tripod I had, 30 second exposure, and the whole thing came out as this blurry orange mess with weird streaks. He said I was doing it wrong, so I tried like 15 more times, even downloaded some app he recommended. Every single photo looked like a bad screen door. Finally I borrowed a buddy's proper DSLR with a wide lens, and first shot had actual stars, not just noise. Uncle Bob still swears his method works, but I've got 50 crap photos to prove otherwise. Has anyone else gotten bad advice from a relative about shooting the night sky?
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beth_patel41d ago
Grabbed my dad's old Canon Rebel with a kit lens and a manual shutter cable off Amazon for like 15 bucks. Night and day difference, tbh I felt like a real idiot for not just doing that in the first place.
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