bob_crow

<p>Paulie,<br>

I have tried some longer exposures and by the one I posted you can see my purplish top corners getting hot! I am going to try a series of shorter exposures and stacking them with software............The program I will be using is Startrails. This sounds like the better way to do startrails..........<br>

Does anyone know if there is some kind of attachment (timer) that I can put on my D3000 to press the shutter with a remote and then not have to babysit it?.......I've been told that on this camera there is not, that I will have to do this manually.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Thanks guys for your quick responses! I do in fact, already have the ml-l3 remote and have been having fun using it! It is totally worth the 13 dollar price of admission, lol! I would love to get one of those prime lenses, but from all of your comments I think I will use my kit lens for now and learn a bit more before taking the plunge for more "stuff"........I just bought a 70-300 Sigma zoom last month.......If there is anyone out there looking to get rid of a prime lens at a decent price I might be persuaded though?<br>

PS- Nice shot Matthew, what were your camera settings on this one?</p>

<p>Thanks Everyone!</p>

<p>Bob</p>

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<p>Thanks guys for your quick responses! I do in fact, already have the ml-l3 remote and have been having fun using it! It is totally worth the 13 dollar price of admission, lol! I would love to get one of those prime lenses, but from all of your comments I think I will use my kit lens for now and learn a bit more before taking the plunge for more "stuff"........I just bought a 70-300 Sigma zoom last month.......If there is anyone out there looking to get rid of a prime lens at a decent price I might be persuaded though?<br>

PS- Nice shot Matthew, what were your camera settings on this one?</p>

<p>Thanks Everyone!</p>

<p>Bob</p>

<p>Hi, </p>

<p>I have been getting into this Startrail frenzy here lately! My question is what lens would be good for getting startrails? I am using the 18-55 kit lens a little and just wondering if I'm wasting my time with it or not! I have got some decent shots.......The other thing is I was looking at a non auto focusing lens that is considerably less than a motorized lens for my d3000. Since I'm only planning on doing star trails with this lens would that not be the better way to go. Also, would one of these even work on my d3000? I am assuming that it would work, just not autofocus, correct?</p>

<p>Thanks for helping a newbie!</p>

<p>Bob</p>