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Tips for night shooting with a DSLR (t2i)

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jeb_b_vt
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Any settings tips? like with the ISO, white balance, exposure, frame rate etc...Im trying shoot my first night time lapse and could use some help
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Algebra
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im doin that too! but not with a t2i. i just went to the shooting stars thred in here for a basis on my settings
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SSteezle
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there's a thread somewhere on this that would help. Def. use a tripod with long exposure rather than boosting your ISO. As for white balance, I'd just take a couple pics with different settings and see what looks best. Plus if you shoot raw you can just adjust the wb in post
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jeb_b_vt
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Alright sounds good, any idea what that thread is called?
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oil.
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/634460/
BOOM
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Algebra
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Lame. It's super cloudy, and I live right in town/city so there is pollution so its hard to see the stars. My camera can barley get them and I have tried so many different settings and I have been out here for an hour. Shit, I guess I could timelapse the moon
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blatt
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With nighttime timelapses, crank up shutter speed to at least 1 second. You'll be able to keep ISO at it's lowest and it will make for a better timelapse
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edai
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Correct me if I'm wrong or maybe don't understand the question, but don't you need an intervalometer to record a timelapse? Unless the T2i has the feature built in, which is a surprise to me if so.

Can anyone clarify?
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CrotchKiller
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magic lantern firmware has an intervalometer feature. That being said i bought a 10 dollar intervalometer off ebay that works great. I dont like dealing with the ML one.
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oil.
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yeah you dont need any expensive one. just something cheap works.
also im not sure about the t2i but my 7d came with some eos utility thing. you can control the camera from your computer, aperature, shutter, iso, etc. and you can set a delay between shutters and stuff. really cool. if your indoors/in a safe area i guess you can use that if your willing to give up your laptop for the night.

and yeah the night polution thing is annoyinh.
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Balmdogg
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iso 200-400, exposure time 20 sec just take a sample shot, try keep the f-stop above 10 then adjust the time, it will help keep the stars sharp.
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PacificRimJob
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I tend not to put my iso over 800 at almost any time, even on my 60D which can handle the sensitivity pretty well up to about 6400...

Use a fast lens, and longer shutter speeds.
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TijmenDal
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Use a fast lens (prima preferably) at infinity, or close to infinity. Don't use anything slower than f/2.8.
Keep your shutter speed below 15 seconds to avoid blurring due to the movement of the earth (the longer your lens, the faster you shutter speed should be).
Don't be afraid to use high ISO's. The T2i should be able to handle up to ISO 1600 just fine. Get your hands on some noise reduction software and it will barely be noticable. The build in Noise Reduction engine in Lightroom 4 is really good. Just apply the noise filter from your first shot on all other pics (use 'sync' or make a script in photoshop).
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