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ToddH

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So I drove 50 minutes out of town to a dark location to see what the new iPhone can do under a dark sky. Finally got my chance. Native camera in night mode, 30” exposure at ISO 4000. I’m impressed!

All photos were taken in ProRAW & edited in Lightroom mobile


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ToddH

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Very nice.
Is that Andromeda in the 3rd photo?
Also are these using the 1x or 5x lens? Does zoom/focal length make any difference for sky photography?
These are all 1x camera shots at 24mm. I also took one (not shown) at 28mm. It still worked and just a little closer.

And yes, that is the Andromeda galaxy. I don’t think the 5x works on the night sky, the 1x takes over and digital zooms in to match the 5x.
 

redbeard331

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Looks good, I need to get out of LA soon to try this thing out. I keep forgetting you can use the Apple Watch as a remote, and just last night I found out you can zoom in and out between lenses using the Digital Crown. But yea I don’t think the telephoto camera would do very good with its smaller sensor and aperture.
 

ToddH

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Beautiful! But how could you set native camera at 30s and could you change ISO as well?
Thanks! The thirty seconds exposure time only is available when the iPhone is on a tripod and not handheld. The iso is automatic, I can’t change that. I looked to see what ISO was used.

Watch this video if you haven’t already

 

xxBlack

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Just curious which Level of light pollution had this place?

I just have Level 4 spots around me. For Level 3 I have to go to the mountains
 

xxBlack

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I’d say class 3 or 4. I can see some light pollution on the horizon to the west.
you can check here:



Did you take this pics with PRORAW?
 
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ToddH

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you can check here:



Did you take this pics with PRORAW?
Thanks… class 3.

I did use ProRAW

I added screenshots of my ProRAW files to my post

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Kottu

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Thanks! The thirty seconds exposure time only is available when the iPhone is on a tripod and not handheld. The iso is automatic, I can’t change that. I looked to see what ISO was used.

Watch this video if you haven’t already

Thanks! Didn't know that. I was even searching for an app to use long exposure on iPhone. Ordered a small tripod from Amazon. (Tripod for my Nikon is too big to carry around).
 
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