Comments on: Amazing! Nokia N8 Astrophotography – modified N8 looks out to the stars. http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/ Random, informal Nokia blog for Nokia, Symbian, Maemo, MeeGo and Windows Phone news, reviews, rants, suggestions and applications. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:57:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mau http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-530187 Mau Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:50:32 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-530187 Great pictures. Great pictures.

]]> By: Michael http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-476285 Michael Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:54:42 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-476285 Agreed. I want to start somthing going to write a camera app that takes a sequence of exposures and automatically adds them together, in effect making five 2 second exposures a ten second one with less signal to noise (also might as well add automatic dark frame subtraction as well, but idk if the N8 can take a photo and leave the shutter closed automatically). That said, exposure time IS the current limiting factor in this experiment. If i could leave the N8 shutter open for a few more seconds, i KNOW i could image deep sky objects - hell, the Orion Nebula would be EASY. ... But nope, no shutter control. I don't even need to change the speeds, really, I just need a Bulb mode. Regardless, doubt anyone at Nokia will step up and get me the custom camera firmware I need. Because of this, I've kinda moved on to trying the modded N8 for things that you can do during the day, like shooting super shallow depth of field videos with canon EF lenses. See: http://theycallthislife.net/post/16205930729/canon-ef-to-nokia-n8-lens-adapter-id-like-to Agreed. I want to start somthing going to write a camera app that takes a sequence of exposures and automatically adds them together, in effect making five 2 second exposures a ten second one with less signal to noise (also might as well add automatic dark frame subtraction as well, but idk if the N8 can take a photo and leave the shutter closed automatically).

That said, exposure time IS the current limiting factor in this experiment. If i could leave the N8 shutter open for a few more seconds, i KNOW i could image deep sky objects – hell, the Orion Nebula would be EASY. … But nope, no shutter control. I don’t even need to change the speeds, really, I just need a Bulb mode. Regardless, doubt anyone at Nokia will step up and get me the custom camera firmware I need.

Because of this, I’ve kinda moved on to trying the modded N8 for things that you can do during the day, like shooting super shallow depth of field videos with canon EF lenses. See: http://theycallthislife.net/post/16205930729/canon-ef-to-nokia-n8-lens-adapter-id-like-to

]]> By: Creo http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-472712 Creo Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:31:05 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-472712 This. This.

]]> By: Michael http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-472691 Michael Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:15:17 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-472691 Actually, as I was filming the Jupiter bits the whole "amazing everyday" thing ran through my head a few times. Glad all you guys like my little experiment thus far! Actually, as I was filming the Jupiter bits the whole “amazing everyday” thing ran through my head a few times.

Glad all you guys like my little experiment thus far!

]]> By: Michael http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-472685 Michael Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:13:57 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-472685 It's not a "smart" smartphone anyway. It represents probably the last bastions of the "old guard" of Symbian and Windows Mobile, etc. How they could release S^3 with this thing in a post-iPhone world to this day blows my mind ... and it's not like Anna is much better. This is a different matter for a different post, however. It’s not a “smart” smartphone anyway. It represents probably the last bastions of the “old guard” of Symbian and Windows Mobile, etc. How they could release S^3 with this thing in a post-iPhone world to this day blows my mind … and it’s not like Anna is much better. This is a different matter for a different post, however.

]]> By: fazilmmm http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-469613 fazilmmm Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:03:53 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-469613 simply awsome! i tried my N8 to click microscopic picz..! even i found smthng awsome interesting by zooming again those microscopic picz which can find even detaild studies..!!!! simply awsome! i tried my N8 to click microscopic picz..! even i found smthng awsome interesting by zooming again those microscopic picz which can find even detaild studies..!!!!

]]> By: zlutor http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-467784 zlutor Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:32:31 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-467784 Most probably it is almost impossible nowadays... Some reasoning can be read here: http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/06/27/damian-dinning-on-nokia-n9-imaging/ Most probably it is almost impossible nowadays…

Some reasoning can be read here: http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/06/27/damian-dinning-on-nokia-n9-imaging/

]]> By: Michael Faro-Tusino http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-467507 Michael Faro-Tusino Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:52:46 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-467507 Hmmm, Wonder if you could put those innards into a modified N9 body, and my gosh that'd be a sexy phone Hmmm, Wonder if you could put those innards into a modified N9 body, and my gosh that’d be a sexy phone

]]> By: Michael Faro-Tusino http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-467502 Michael Faro-Tusino Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:50:45 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-467502 +infinity +infinity

]]> By: TrollKnightRises http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/17/amazing-nokia-n8-astrophotography-modified-n8-looks-out-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-467232 TrollKnightRises Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:06:20 +0000 http://mynokiablog.com/?p=30847#comment-467232 thats cool thats cool

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