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2MuchMark · 07-20-2012, 09:01 AM

I have a Nikon DX80 and I want to take photos of the night sky.

It seems that the only way to actually see lots of stars is to set a long exposure time (of course) AND a high ISO (about 1500) but the problem is too much noise and lack of detail. If I set the ISO low (100) to reduce the noise I end up with an image that is too dark even on long exposures. Am I missing something? Is my lens crap?

07-20-2012, 09:01 AM
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