I went out for my first Astrophotography session on the night of Friday, 12 May 2023. The moon was not rising until 11:30 pm with clear skies so I had a chance to get out try some photos. In the transition and using a new reduced setup, I forgot to include my head torch in my bag so had to repeatedly turn on the flashlight in my iPhone to check camera settings, lens focus … [Read more...] about BLOG: Astrophotography in the South Island, NZ (1st session)
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BLOG: The Lens Conundrum (pt II)
The lens saga continues, it is pretty goosed... I did manage to get it to take 'one' photo the other day (see right) but as a whole it is going to have go in for repair. Last photo with the zoom lens I asked here in Wanaka and they would just send it away themselves. And I could drive to Queenstown which is 50km away (each way) via the Cardrona Hill, or the gorge … [Read more...] about BLOG: The Lens Conundrum (pt II)
BLOG: An Aspiring Adventure
It was rather cold overnight dropping to 2 deg C and climbing to a 'high' of 7 deg C today! Brrr! Nonetheless I decided to set off to Mt Aspiring, some 50km away - with 35km of which is on gravel road. It was not the greatest of days with lots of cloud cover and a touch of rain, but I had the full-frame camera, a 360 camera, the drone and my trusty iPhone, with me. To say … [Read more...] about BLOG: An Aspiring Adventure
BLOG: The Lens Conundrum
Hmm, the 100-400mm lens conundrum continues. I went for a walk today with camera in hand and I was badly missing not having the zoom lens with me. Looks like I might have to post it to Canon in Auckland and let them work on it. I looked up some stuff online today saying it might just be the contacts that need cleaning. But not in my case, I think it is rather more serious … [Read more...] about BLOG: The Lens Conundrum
BLOG: Made it to Lake Wanaka
Well, it has been a mission and a half getting here, but have made it to Lake Wanaka. I noticed the night before that a screw had come out of the back of my 100-400m lens. Now today upon testing it is showing a 'ERR1' error and not talking to the camera. Whoopsie and I was of mind of the the first astro-run this weekend. Flying past Mt Cook / Aoraki - the highest … [Read more...] about BLOG: Made it to Lake Wanaka