johngm Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi Fellow stargazers. Tonight, i wanted to try a shot a star trails, which is something i have never attempted. I am after advice. I live in a Bortle 5 area. I have done some reading up on the subject, and i will be shooting around 30s images, with a couple of second pause between each images. I will be using my Canon 100D @ISO 800. Would you recommend i use my Astronomik LP clip filter as my exposures will be limited ot 30s ? What would be the best lens for me to use from the following; Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 Canon 40mm f2.8 prime lens or my 18-55mm kit lens Guidance much appreciated. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy-kat Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The pancake lens 40mm which I assume is what you listed works well, though my one needs stopping to f4 otherwise stars a little bloated. As you are going for star trails then the edge of frame star definition is less crucial so you try you Tokina too. 30s is fine I am bortle 5 and would use 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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