What's In My Bag: A Sony Alpha Kit for fascinating astro landscapes and more
"It's a very special type of photography: not visible to the human eye, but real." For Stefan Liebermann, there can hardly be anything more beautiful than standing alone in the desert at night and photographing the night sky. The physicist and internationally award-winning photographer travels around the world to take his photos - always looking for breathtaking landscape motifs. With his pictures he wants to share his fascination with the night and show this magical new world with his Sony Alpha cameras. We speak to Liebermann to find out what fascinating night shots and beyond he has in store
The original article can be found at: https://alphauniverse.com/stories/whats-in-my-bag-a-sony-alpha-kit-for-mesmerizing-astrolandscapes-and-beyond/ .
Cameras
Sony Alpha 7 III: This camera is my main camera. I use them for landscape and astro-landscape photography. The full-frame 24mp sensor is just right for low-light photography with a high signal-to-noise ratio with sufficient resolution. The second base ISO value of 800 enables astrophotography with a high dynamic range. It can be operated quickly with the wheels and many programmable buttons.
Sony Alpha 7 III: This camera is my main camera. I use them for landscape and astro-landscape photography. The full-frame 24mp sensor is just right for low-light photography with a high signal-to-noise ratio with sufficient resolution. The second base ISO value of 800 enables astrophotography with a high dynamic range. It can be operated quickly with the wheels and many programmable buttons.
Sony Alpha 7R III (Infrared Modified): I use the Sony Alpha 7R III for my deep sky astrophotography because of its high resolution of 42MP. To photograph emission nebulae in the universe that emit primarily in the infrared, I removed the infrared filter. Please never do this yourself! This voids the guarantee. By using various clip-in filters in front of the sensor, I can set this open "full spectrum" camera to specific wavelengths and thus remove light pollution and also display objects more sharply.
Sony Alpha 7C: The same sensor as the Alpha 7 III, but much smaller and lighter. This camera is used for long distance hiking when every gram counts.
Lenses
Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master: This lens is my all-rounder and must-have lens. Zoom wide-angle lens with F/2.8. You can use it for anything and it definitely belongs in your travel backpack!
Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master: This lens is my all-rounder and must-have lens. Zoom wide-angle lens with F/2.8. You can use it for anything and it definitely belongs in your travel backpack!
Sony 14mm f/1.8 G Master: My favorite lens for nighttime landscape photography. With this wide-open and wide-angle lens, you can easily create breathtaking panoramas of nighttime phenomena.
Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM : My newest lens and an absolute blast. More wide angle than any other lens in my repertoire and it sets new standards in terms of sharpness. It's a dream lens for every landscape photographer!
Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master: A nice lens for astrophotography!
Accesories
Two tripods: For simultaneous long exposure shots. A travel tripod for flexibility and a large, stable tripod for deep sky photography.
Two Star Trackers: To rotate the cameras with the "movement" of the stars. (The stars don't rotate, but it's easier to understand that we live in a rotating relative system like the Earth). A lightweight tracker for travel and a large, highly accurate tracker for deep sky photography.
External trigger: For long exposure times.
Clip-in filter: For modifying the full spectrum camera Sony Alpha 7R III
ND filter: For photographing water landscapes.
Power banks, optical cloths, etc.
Two tripods: For simultaneous long exposure shots. A travel tripod for flexibility and a large, stable tripod for deep sky photography.
Two Star Trackers: To rotate the cameras with the "movement" of the stars. (The stars don't rotate, but it's easier to understand that we live in a rotating relative system like the Earth). A lightweight tracker for travel and a large, highly accurate tracker for deep sky photography.
External trigger: For long exposure times.
Clip-in filter: For modifying the full spectrum camera Sony Alpha 7R III
ND filter: For photographing water landscapes.
Power banks, optical cloths, etc.
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