My first

[the 5th race]

my first milkyway shot taken with a canon500d(unmodified) EFS18-55 on a bresser tripod (unguided) 13x30s subs stacked in dss slightly tweeked in photoshop

[Steve 1962]

Well done - great first shot - well focussed.

Welcome to the slippery slope that is astrophotography!

Steve

[foundaplanet]

Nice one..You'll be doing more then now I guess..

[the 5th race]

thats the plan got a few lenses to try while i save for a eq6

[Nexus 6]

That's a great start! Looking forward to seeing some more.

[JohnnyD333]

Great shot of the Milky Way. Amazing what 30sec subs can show.

[the 5th race]

i was suprised at how much data i got from a 30s sub just got a remote shutter release so hopefully stop the star trails from the vibration if not gunna have to try shorter subs

[Superewza]

As an alternative to a remote shutter you could always just set a self timer, so the vibrations from when you press the button don't have time to show.

[the 5th race]

thanks for the advise superewaza i will give it ago

[fatwoul]

The first of many, I'm sure. If you like the idea of using your SLR and lenses, have you considered a smaller mount, or even an AstroTrac. Less saving to do, and much easier to take into the field to find really dark sites.

[the 5th race]

i did look at other mounts but i intend to have a guided ccd rig in the not to distant future