Skip to content
Lonely Speck

Lonely Speck

How to Photograph the Milky Way – Astrophotography Tutorials, Tools, Gear + Inspiration

  • Start Here
    • VIDEO: How to Photograph the Milky Way in Under 5 Minutes
    • How to Photograph the Milky Way
    • How to Find the Milky Way
    • How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography
    • Astrophotography 101: Lesson Series on Photographing the Milky Way
  • About
    • About Lonely Speck
    • Meet Our Team
    • Contact
    • Our Privacy Policy and Legal Terms
  • Tools
    • Milky Way Exposure Calculator
    • Presets for Adobe Lightroom
    • SharpStar2 Focusing Filter
    • PureNight Light Pollution Filter
    • Panorama Overlap Calculator
    • Advanced Astrophotography Shutter Time Calculator
    • Gear
      • Gear Reviews
      • Lens Reviews
  • Tutorials
    • All Tutorials
  • Our Gear
  • Workshops
  • Vote ✦
  • Shop
    • SharpStar
      • Buy Now
    • PureNight
      • Buy Now
    • Presets
    • Filters
    • Cart
    • Checkout

Tag: best lens

Posted on October 13, 2014November 12, 2018

The Most Exciting Lenses for Astrophotography at Photokina 2014

Astrophotographers should be excited about many of the new lenses announced this year at the Photokina 2014 conference in Cologne, Germany. We see lots of fast lenses and that’s a very good thing.

Continue reading “The Most Exciting Lenses for Astrophotography at Photokina 2014”

Posted on March 27, 2014November 12, 2018

Best Lenses for Milky Way Photography: Fuji X

Best Lenses for Night Photography: Fujifilm

The very best lenses for my personal favorite compact camera system for astrophotography: the Fuji X-Series.

Continue reading “Best Lenses for Milky Way Photography: Fuji X”

Posted on March 27, 2014November 12, 2018

Best Lenses for Milky Way Photography: Nikon Astrophotographers

Best Lenses for Night Photography: Nikon Astrophotography

If you shoot with a Nikon camera and you want to improve your astrophotography, these are the best lenses for the job.

Continue reading “Best Lenses for Milky Way Photography: Nikon Astrophotographers”

Posted on September 7, 2013November 12, 2018

How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography

How to Pick a Lens For Milky Way Photography

The lens is the most important factor in the image quality of a landscape astrophoto. We outline all the most important traits of a great astrophotography lens in this complete guide.

Continue reading “How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography”

Subscribe to our newsletter!

Loading

Trending Posts

  • Milky Way Exposure Calculator
  • How to Find the Milky Way
  • Advanced Astrophotography Shutter Time Calculator
  • How to Photograph the Milky Way
  • Astrophotography 101: A Lesson Series on Photographing the Milky Way
  • How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography
  • Lonely Speck's Ultimate List of Best Astrophotography Lenses

Astrophotography Filters

SharpStar2 and PureNight Astrophotography Filters

Shop our SharpStar2 focusing filter and PureNight light pollution filter, exclusively sold here on the Lonely Speck website.

Astrophotography Presets

Film Speck One astrophotography presets

Download Film Speck One for free or check out our premium Lightroom preset packs, starting at just $10.

As an Amazon Associate, this site earns from qualifying purchases. As a B&H Affiliate, this site earns from qualifying purchases.

Copyright 2013-2025 Lonely Speck LLC. All rights reserved.

Our Privacy Policy and Legal Terms Proudly powered by WordPress