Astrophotography Gear – Lonely Speck

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Video: Astrophotography with the Sigma 20mm and 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lenses – Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, FL

Astro Review: Sigma 20mm & 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Follow me to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Florida to shoot on the new Sigma 20mm and 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lenses.

June 4, 2022June 7, 2022

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Review: Icelandic Landscapes

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Lens Review: Icelandic Landscapes

The Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art lens changed the way I do landscape photography.

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Astrophotography with the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8: Chicago Star Trails

Chicago Star Trails with the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8

I recently got the new Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 lens and tried it out on some star trails shots in Chicago. Join me on a night of shooting stars from a light polluted city.

June 10, 2021January 8, 2022

Shooting for the Moon with the Sony a1

The Sony a1 is Sony’s new premium flagship camera. It’s the best of Sony’s lineup, but is it the best camera for you? Here are my thoughts on the Sony’s most expensive Alpha camera.

March 27, 2021January 8, 2022

Datacolor SpyderX Pro Colorimeter Display Calibration Tool Review

In this review, we take a look at Datacolor’s SpyderX Pro Colorimeter display calibration tool.

January 5, 2021January 8, 2022

Lonely Speck on the Pragmatic Podcast

I just had a great time talking about all kinds of astrophotography topics with John Chidgey on the latest episode of the Pragmatic Podcast. In this nearly 2 hour episode, we discuss star trackers, near infrared h-alpha astrophotography, light pollution filters, focusing techniques and post-processing techniques like stacking. You can listen to The Pragmatic Podcast Episode 101 on The Engineered Network or click the play button below:

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November 26, 2020November 26, 2020

Video: Exploring Hydrogen Alpha with the Canon EOS Ra

Happy Thanksgiving! Join Ian Norman and Diana Southern on a wintery astrophotography trip to Green River Wildlife Area in rural Illinois in this video review. For this trip, Ian tries out the Canon EOS Ra, a special version of the EOS R with Hydrogen alpha light sensitivity for astrophotography.