What's In My Bag: A Sony Alpha Kit for Fascinating Astro Landscapes and More
"It's a very special kind 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 for his photographs - always in search of breathtaking landscape motifs. With his pictures, he wants to share his fascination for the night and show this magical new world with his Sony Alpha cameras. We talk to Liebermann to find out what kind of fascinating night shots and beyond he has in store
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Cameras
Sony Alpha 7 III: This camera is my main camera. I use them for landscape and astro-landscape photography. The full-frame sensor with 24mp is just right for low-light photography with a high signal-to-noise ratio and sufficient resolution. With a second base ISO of 800, it enables astrophotography with a high dynamic range. With the wheels and many programmable buttons, it can be operated quickly.
Sony Alpha 7 III: This camera is my main camera. I use them for landscape and astro-landscape photography. The full-frame sensor with 24mp is just right for low-light photography with a high signal-to-noise ratio and sufficient resolution. With a second base ISO of 800, it enables astrophotography with a high dynamic range. With the wheels and many programmable buttons, it can be operated quickly.
Sony Alpha 7R III (infrared modified): I use the Sony Alpha 7R III for my deep sky astrophotography because of its high resolution of 42 MP. To photograph emission nebulae in the universe that emit mainly in the infrared, I removed the infrared filter. Please never do this yourself! This voids the warranty. With the use of 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: Same sensor as the Alpha 7 III, but much smaller and lighter. This camera is used for long-distance hikes 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 night landscape photography. With this wide-open and wide-angle lens, you can easily create stunning panoramas of night phenomena.
Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM : My latest lens and an absolute blast. More wide-angle than any other lens before in my repertoire and it sets new standards in terms of sharpness. It's a landscape photographer's dream lens!
Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master: A beautiful lens for astrophotography!
Accessories
Two tripods: For simultaneous shooting with a long shutter speed. A travel tripod to be flexible and a large, sturdy tripod for deep sky shots.
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 Earth's.) A lightweight tracker for travel and a large tracker with the highest accuracy for deep sky photography.
External shutter release: For long exposure times.
Clip-In Filter: For modifying the Sony Alpha 7R III full-spectrum camera
ND filter: For photographing waterscapes.
Power banks, optical wipes, etc.
Two tripods: For simultaneous shooting with a long shutter speed. A travel tripod to be flexible and a large, sturdy tripod for deep sky shots.
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 Earth's.) A lightweight tracker for travel and a large tracker with the highest accuracy for deep sky photography.
External shutter release: For long exposure times.
Clip-In Filter: For modifying the Sony Alpha 7R III full-spectrum camera
ND filter: For photographing waterscapes.
Power banks, optical wipes, etc.
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