Dark Sky Vs Weather Underground

prefect wide angle for landscape and dark sky shots

A good filter and a good price. Dark as I need it (For Waterfall, Sea & Sky). Perfect!

The bin, I must say, is a deep sky marvel, if you're at a dark sight (practically required). This tripod I don't believe is rated for over 10lbs, which is necessarily a requirement in my opinion. The phone agent at B&H suggested I get instead a Magnus VT-350, and I'm happy to report that two are seemingly married to one another. Still, I find it difficult to snap the plate, having first been attached it to the rail, onto the tripod. I suspect, however, this is due primarily to the beefiness of the binocular (quite substantial), and no fault of the setup. And also to the fact that I've only practiced it once...

I just used this eyepiece last night at a dark sky site in the Sandhills. This Plossl is a good intermediate magnification with my long focal length Mewlon 180c reflector. It's also useful with my Takahashi FC-100 refractor. Televue's 20mm was used often last night. I really think these Televue Plossls are a good fit for even the best telescopes. You can see the difference.

Taking pictures of a beautiful sky and sun before dusk with field of corn in the foreground that at the time was a dark green - could not get correct exposure without this filter- rides on my workhorse Zeiss 18mm 3.5 from B&H

I can’t take a photo of the brilliant blue sky, bright snow and the forest on Mount Rainier without the forest being just a dark shadow. With this graduated filter I can bring out the forest and not have a washed out sky and dull white snow.

I purchased this to give my photo that bit of detail, esp with the deeper sky and dark blue waters. Its amazing. The salesman at B&H recommended I try this and it was worth every penny.

I will primarily use this for night sky and landscape shots. It is an amazing lens for extreme low light/dark sky sceneries. I can also see it being beneficial for realty photography; I can shoot an entire room with one snap. It is a fully manual lens which does not present a problem for me. I look forward towards capturing the Milky Way this spring. I had the Bower version of this lens years ago, did not know what i had and gave it to my sister...My mistake meant new purchase.

I live in the Pacific Northwest where the contrast between the dark green of evergreens against the sky can present contrast challenges to a photographer. A graduated neutral density filter allows you some measure of control and the ability to enhance detail. Tiffen HT filters are among the best you can buy, with durable coatings.

My other polarizer filters are much too dark, this one reduces glare, it doesn't make the sky as blue as my others, but leaves the color more natural and doesn't make the people and objects in my videos so dark you can't see the detail. I bought 2 extras. I just wish it also came in a 46mm size for all my camcorders... yes it is a little hard to get off, but I do most of my shooting outdoors and rarely take it off so that's not an issue.