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newbie1 Publish time 2-12-2019 06:52:53

@snerkler probably stab is stabilization...

@12harry please do read about diffraction

@Bryn1 what sort of Astro do you have in mind? Landscapes with the stars and Milky Way don’t need any motor driven tripot, that might be needed for deep sky objects...but that’s pretty advanced.

Hope he enjoys the gift!

shotokan101 Publish time 2-12-2019 06:52:54

LOL I had assumed he was referring to how to press the button.... .. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

snerkler Publish time 2-12-2019 06:52:54

Me too, thought it was some ninja move as to not cause camera shake data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

snerkler Publish time 2-12-2019 06:52:55

Who marked that post as best answer data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

newbie1 Publish time 2-12-2019 06:52:55

For the benefit of anyone looking later it’s not the best answer data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

1080 jawbreaker Publish time 2-12-2019 06:52:56

shooting landscapes with wide angle lenses means you end up with the same shots as everyone else, why not go for a telephoto lens, you can than get new compositions.

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