Some Milky Way shots to test my new Samyang 16 mm f/2.

[Felias]

We had a lovely, almost cloudless start to Saturday night here in Kent, so I went out to the fields to test my new lens. Just a tripod and the camera, and the joy of moving around for fast single-shots. I could easily see the Milky Way with the naked eye from my spot half way between Canterbury and Ashford, although Sagittarius was polluted by the lights from Folkstone, as usual. Anyway, I had lots of fun, and I'm quite happy with the lens. All of the following are single shots, ISO 1600 f/2. Exposure is either 13 seconds (looking South) or 15 seconds (when pointing Northwards).

 

 

 

 

Andromeda and the double cluster in Perseus (I thought I had cleaned all the trails, but I guess I forgot this time):

 

You can see the double cluster and Capella here, but I mostly took this one because I liked the foreground:

 

Jupiter and Saturn:

 

Clouds began to roll in around 11 pm:

 

They soon started to cover large parts of the sky, and the moon was rising anyway, so I packed. But I liked this cloud in front of the Plough, so I took one last shot:

 

[glafnazur]

Great shots, thanks 👍

[FenlandPaul]

Fantastic shots. What an enjoyable first light! I’m guessing you’re happy with it?

[robbie c]

Stunning shots looks like you had a great time bet you can’t wait to get out again 😁

[Felias]

21 hours ago, FenlandPaul said:

Fantastic shots. What an enjoyable first light! I’m guessing you’re happy with it?

Thank you. Definitely keeping this lens! 👍

 

20 hours ago, robbie c said:

Stunning shots looks like you had a great time bet you can’t wait to get out again 😁

Thanks! With some luck, I'll manage another night out before August 2022... 🌧️

 

[Ags]

Very nice shots! If I still had a dslr I  would get one of these lenses. 

[Pete Presland]

I could feel the peace and tranquility of those cornfields, will browsing throught the images. Lovely start with your new lens.