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RevImaging

Night photography with Olympus

I recently decided to go mirrorless when my dslr was getting time to be replaced.

I read many reviews and most seemed pretty positive about the OMD 10mkiii so I chose to buy one because it seemed like a good way to get into mirrorless and not dump a ton of money on it in case I didn't like it.

So here I am, on vacation, and I want to try står trails. Well that feature won't work as all it sees is black and no stars! When I look through the eyepiece I don't see anything as well, which struck me as odd since I could always see with my dslr. Manual mode wouldn't work for the same reason. Bare in mind I am using the kit pancake lens. Even my damn phone can take decent nightsky photos.

Has anyone successfully used the camera for this type of photography? If so can you please offer up some advice on what I may be doing wrong?

Posted Jul 24, 2019, 1:29 PM UTC

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moyste•

turn on Live Boost for your EVF / Display in the gear settings.

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RevImagingOP•

Will do, thanks!

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akberg•

I’ve used my M5, similar the to M10, for star photography and you should be able to get decent results. Maybe your focus is off? Here’s a good tutorial on getting star trails with an Olympus camera. There are some other good posts on his site about astrophotography with Olympus cameras and what’s possible. Best of luck!

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RevImagingOP•

Thank you for the link! I read it over and tried again last night and got an awesome star trail shot! I'll post it when I get back from vacation!

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akberg•

Great to hear!

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chzbread•

I got my OMD10mkIII a year ago and took night time photos in the late summer and got some pretty decent pics. the only hindrance I had was not being in a dark enough area as I live in the middle of the city and have limited access to total darkness. This camera is my first ever so I'm not sure if I'm qualified enough to give you advice but don't give up on your OMD10mkIII just yet.

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I haven't been practicing but you're supposed to turn off image stabilization or something. It takes a little bit of tinkering with. I think it's because a lot of things in the settings are automated to make it easier for beginners to take pictures. I would read up online and try again. Like I said, I'm not qualified to give any advice but I just wanted to encourage you to not give up on your camera just yet. :)

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RevImagingOP•

Not my first camera but it is my first mirrorless and in some ways it feels like I'm learning all over again. Livecomp is a great tool now I know how to use it.

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