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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo
ISO 8000, 30seconds, @ f3.5
The D3000 sucks. It's so noisy with anything other than direct sunlight. If you're gonna do a lot of low light you might as well get the D3100, D5100, or D7000. Their ability of their sensors help tremendously in low light situations. I shot that w/ my D7000.
Of if you're rich, get the D3s  ISO 12800 no problem!!!!! I think the D3s @ 10,000 ISO is less noisy than the D3000 at 800, no joke. |
Nikon cameras are not as good as Canon DSLRs for astrophotography, as the Sony sensors used in Nikons actually process part of the RAW file on the chip before it gets written to whatever storage medium being used - you never get a true RAW file with Nikons. This can introduce noise & unwanted artifacts to the image. Most people may not notice, but astronomers will notice.