Curiosity, Night Gazing & Visual Explorations

L Miko - Entrepreneur, traveler, father & boomer geek.

Photo Gear

Posted on 22 Sep 2016 Comments Off on Photo Gear

Part of the pleasure is to handle some technical gear. I’m a geek since several decades… here is my current setup :

Body

I’m currently on Sony cameras. I own and shoot on a Sony A7R3. 

Lenses

  • Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM – Very sharp and a great lens for Astro !
  • Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM – Incredible wide angle lens. Splendid for travelling, Night & Astro photography.
  • Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS (SEL24240) – Very nice all-rounder. To me, Ideal when you are limited in weight. 
  • Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD – Excellent for portrait. 
  • Sony FE 200-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS – The Sony Superzoom ! For capturing planets as Jupiter, and Saturn, with the 2X Teleconverter.  
  • Teleconverters
    • SONY E-MOUNT 2X TELECONVERTER (SEL20TC)
    • SONY E-MOUNT 1.4X TELECONVERTER (SEL14TC)

Filters

  • NiSi Filter Kit 82mm : UV HUC, CPL HUC, Natural Night
  • Urth – Filter Kit 82 mm : ND8, ND64 et ND1000
  • + step-up adapter rings 82mm to all my lenses

Tripods

  • BENRO Tortoise 34C+GX35 Carbon Tripod 
  • Benro Carbon Travel Tripod
  • Manfrotto Video Twin Leg Tripod MVT502AM 

Star Tracker

How to shoot long exposures of stars, without having star trails, due to earth rotation ? Use a star tracker, that makes your camera turns opposite to the earth rotation. 

  • Move Shoot Move (MSM) Star tracker
  • Sky Watcher Star Adventurer

Software for Astrophotography

Essential Tools