After watching half a dozen of these tutorials, yours came out precise and to the point without the additional waffling others seem to be so fond of. Thumbs up!
Thanks for the photo tips and hopefully my guide will assist me with ensuring I have the right settings for the evenings -the brighter the evening the shorter the shutter speed so I have the basics but nice to have some additional tips.
Great straight to the point and on location. I used my d7500..but didn't have a penlight, and also kept loosing my feel in rt index and thumb~ trying to change dial settings with frozen fingers. A wee flashlite would have solved that problem,( also some ice cleats on my shoes ) . Stayed plenty warm, pockets were warm...just my camera fingers.
Thanks for the amazing tips. Can you please do a video on how to take real-time video of the lights? I have the sony a7iii and struggled to produce a good video. I'm sure its settings can be manipulated to produce acceptable videos though likey not as great as the a7s cameras quality. I'm sure many out there are interested to know. There is hardly any content online on this topic. Thanks.
So I do have a DSLR Cannon T3i, but I decided to travel with my mirrorless Cannon EOS M5 instead. It’s been years since I started to actually mess around with my amateur skill in Iceland. Was not so sure what I was doing, but got some great photography out on my first try. I had witnessed the AURORA Borealis three days, than started trying out different setting and realized some noises in some of them. Since I don’t like to photoshop or edit my pictures, can you recommend any particular settings for my mirrorless and if and how to video record it?
fantastic tutorial. i wish i has seen this before our trip to Whitehorse. i kept the ISO to 800 and used f2 rather than the f1.4. Have you tried filming the northern lights in real time? any settings recommendations? I have the a7iii and the rokinon 24mm f1.4. a modified PP2 delivered dark footages.
Hi, good tips for northern lights photography. I have a Nikon d3400 with kit lens 18-55mm af-p DX lens. Can you please suggest me to best camera settings for northern lights photography? Or which focal length is good for northern lights photography 18mm or 24mm?
Thank you! I suggest using a tripod and setting your camera to take a photo 5-10 seconds after you press the shutter. Then you wont have any shake and can relay on longer shutter speeds. Go as low as possible on your f-stop (aperture) and try using iso 3200 and between 10-20 seconds on your shutter, depending on the conditions. If it’s to bright, reduce the iso to get less grain in your image. Also, the focal length is all up to you. Just be aware that kit lenses often have a higher f-stop the more you zoom in. This means that at your widest setting, you are likely to get more light into the sensor.
hi Simon I am planning to buy a dslr camera soon probably will go for the canon 77d,, now is there a particular lens that I should look into to capture the lights or the kit lens will do the magic?
Buying lenses is usually quite simple; you get what you pay for. A kit lens is often slower and have a variable aperture meaning that you can’t expexct the same result in all focal lenghts. I would recommend a fairly wide lens (35mm or less) and aperture of atleast 2,8 in order to get more light into the sensor. Anyway, if you have a tripod you can have a long shutter speed and get good results :)
Hi. Not really, just be sure you have an accurate while balance and don’t film in slow motion. Open up your aperture to the max, 1/25-1/50 shutter and iso depends on your camera. Mine can handle iso 10000 without too much grain ruining the image.
After watching half a dozen of these tutorials, yours came out precise and to the point without the additional waffling others seem to be so fond of. Thumbs up!
Thank you! I often find tutorials to be way longer than needed, so I tried to find a different way of doing it.
Thanks for the photo tips and hopefully my guide will assist me with ensuring I have the right settings for the evenings -the brighter the evening the shorter the shutter speed so I have the basics but nice to have some additional tips.
thanks for this nice tutorial! short and clear!
Thanks! :)
Many thanks from Alaska
These pictures are incredible! Nice tutorial
Thank you😊🙌🏼
Great tips!! Thank you so much!!
My pleasure :)
Thousand thanks for this amazing Tip!
Great straight to the point and on location. I used my d7500..but didn't have a penlight, and also kept loosing my feel in rt index and thumb~ trying to change dial settings with frozen fingers. A wee flashlite would have solved that problem,( also some ice cleats on my shoes ) . Stayed plenty warm, pockets were warm...just my camera fingers.
I agree very clear and concise well done!
thank you so much, amazing tutorial ever, so clear :)
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
Åååh va kul! Jag är i Tromsö nu och fotar norrsken 😍
Takk!😊 Sett noe nordlys i år?
@@SimonBraeck Ja, det har varit 10 dagar redan med ordentligt fint nordlys 😃
Thanks for the amazing tips. Can you please do a video on how to take real-time video of the lights? I have the sony a7iii and struggled to produce a good video. I'm sure its settings can be manipulated to produce acceptable videos though likey not as great as the a7s cameras quality. I'm sure many out there are interested to know. There is hardly any content online on this topic. Thanks.
Thanks very explicit explanation
You’re welcome :)
So I do have a DSLR Cannon T3i, but I decided to travel with my mirrorless Cannon EOS M5 instead. It’s been years since I started to actually mess around with my amateur skill in Iceland. Was not so sure what I was doing, but got some great photography out on my first try. I had witnessed the AURORA Borealis three days, than started trying out different setting and realized some noises in some of them. Since I don’t like to photoshop or edit my pictures, can you recommend any particular settings for my mirrorless and if and how to video record it?
fantastic tutorial. i wish i has seen this before our trip to Whitehorse. i kept the ISO to 800 and used f2 rather than the f1.4. Have you tried filming the northern lights in real time? any settings recommendations? I have the a7iii and the rokinon 24mm f1.4. a modified PP2 delivered dark footages.
Flott video. For meg virker youtube noe ødelagt, når en såpass vellaget video får 51 views på 3 uker. Satser på den blir verdsatt til neste vinter ;-)
What lens do you have in this video? Thanks for the tips
Thanks so much ;)
No worries! :)
Hi, good tips for northern lights photography. I have a Nikon d3400 with kit lens 18-55mm af-p DX lens. Can you please suggest me to best camera settings for northern lights photography? Or which focal length is good for northern lights photography 18mm or 24mm?
Thank you! I suggest using a tripod and setting your camera to take a photo 5-10 seconds after you press the shutter. Then you wont have any shake and can relay on longer shutter speeds. Go as low as possible on your f-stop (aperture) and try using iso 3200 and between 10-20 seconds on your shutter, depending on the conditions. If it’s to bright, reduce the iso to get less grain in your image. Also, the focal length is all up to you. Just be aware that kit lenses often have a higher f-stop the more you zoom in. This means that at your widest setting, you are likely to get more light into the sensor.
Simon Braeck thanks for the answer.👍👍
hi Simon I am planning to buy a dslr camera soon probably will go for the canon 77d,, now is there a particular lens that I should look into to capture the lights or the kit lens will do the magic?
Buying lenses is usually quite simple; you get what you pay for. A kit lens is often slower and have a variable aperture meaning that you can’t expexct the same result in all focal lenghts. I would recommend a fairly wide lens (35mm or less) and aperture of atleast 2,8 in order to get more light into the sensor. Anyway, if you have a tripod you can have a long shutter speed and get good results :)
@@SimonBraeck thanks Simon
hi simon, any special settings for taking videos? thanks
Hi. Not really, just be sure you have an accurate while balance and don’t film in slow motion. Open up your aperture to the max, 1/25-1/50 shutter and iso depends on your camera. Mine can handle iso 10000 without too much grain ruining the image.
Thanks. I have a sony a6300. Hope to take a few great videos.
What nikon body and lens you have used
I used to have a Nikon D7000 with a 35mm and a 18-200mm nikkor lenses