Time-lapse

[Betabot]

Hey everyone,

 

So I just started to get into time-lapse photography, and I am currently using a Canon 700D (Magic Latern firmware). Just wondering how my shots so far have turned out in your opinion.

I love doing night shots, but will start to try some daytime and sunrise/sunset shots soon.

 

Password: timelapse

 

 

Two questions.

1. How would I go about keeping my camera safe from moisture, while keeping the lens safe from fogging up during night shots (example at the end of the second time-lapse). I've had a look around but there seem to be to many opinions out there. I'm from Australia, so I just need some rough idea, so I can search for alternative equipment.

2. With sunrise/sunset time-lapses, does anyone know a free method of de-flickering the time-lapse. There seem to be so many paid ones available, but hardly any free ones.

 

Cheers

[ALwin]

2 hours ago, Betabot said:

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You've got the basics of timelapse recording down, the videos look nice.  Just keep practicing and improve.

 

If you want to prevent condensation on the camera and lens after exposing it to cool air and bringing it into a warm room, you can use a plastic bag.  I usually put the camera in a big zip lock bag before taking it inside.   Wait a few minutes and then take it out, it will not fog up.

 

I don't know any good deflickering software that's free.  One of my favorite to use is LRTimelapse, but you have to pay for it.

[Betabot]

2 hours ago, ALwin said:

You've got the basics of timelapse recording down, the videos look nice.  Just keep practicing and improve.

 

If you want to prevent condensation on the camera and lens after exposing it to cool air and bringing it into a warm room, you can use a plastic bag.  I usually put the camera in a big zip lock bag before taking it inside.   Wait a few minutes and then take it out, it will not fog up.

 

I don't know any good deflickering software that's free.  One of my favorite to use is LRTimelapse, but you have to pay for it.

It's not the condensation of bringing it inside, it's while I'm outside taking the photos. Live in a cool tropical area. Thinking about some type of warmer device for the lens, the bag could work for just the camera part.

 

I've seen a lot of good reviews about the LRTimelapse add-on. I think if I get into it more I will have to go that way.

[ALwin]

55 minutes ago, Betabot said:

It's not the condensation of bringing it inside, it's while I'm outside taking the photos. Live in a cool tropical area. Thinking about some type of warmer device for the lens, the bag could work for just the camera part.

 

I've seen a lot of good reviews about the LRTimelapse add-on. I think if I get into it more I will have to go that way.

Oh, for that I'm not sure myself, I've also read people using hand warmers and such.  Try asking on this forum.

http://forum.timescapes.org/phpBB3/index.php

[Betabot]

2 hours ago, ALwin said:

Oh, for that I'm not sure myself, I've also read people using hand warmers and such.  Try asking on this forum.

http://forum.timescapes.org/phpBB3/index.php

Ahh right, that's fine. I will try ask there.

 

Thanks again for your help

[.spider.]

Are you taking full res silent pictures?

 

Did you unscrew your lens a bit while holding the aperture preview button before taking regular pictures?

It will eliminate aperture flickering

[Betabot]

12 hours ago, .spider. said:

Are you taking full res silent pictures?

 

Did you unscrew your lens a bit while holding the aperture preview button before taking regular pictures?

It will eliminate aperture flickering

I did not know about that technique (Full Res Silent Pictures), but after looking into it a bit it looks great for increasing the lifetime of the camera. I kind of get how it's working but at the same time see that it's an experimental feature, which I don't really mind.

So it's basically resulting in the same image, but the shutter doesn't do the work? Therefore reducing strain on the shutter and taking away the movement from the shutter (which I don't see as a huge impact on movement).

 

I see that if you take it using the dmg format, you aren't able to get exif data from them, which IRTimelapse needs. Anyway around that?

 

Also I don't understand that last bit you had there. You just disconnect the lens a bit while half holding the trigger, at the start of a timelapse?

[ShadowCaptain]

3 hours ago, Betabot said:

Also I don't understand that last bit you had there. You just disconnect the lens a bit while half holding the trigger, at the start of a timelapse?

I think if the lens is "removed" (still attached to the camera) the aperture blades will remain fixed in position instead of opening and closing with each shot

[Betabot]

11 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

I think if the lens is "removed" (still attached to the camera) the aperture blades will remain fixed in position instead of opening and closing with each shot

I have a manual lens, which I think means this wouldn't make a difference? At least that's what I learned from a quick google search

[ShadowCaptain]

Just now, Betabot said:

I have a manual lens, which I think means this wouldn't make a difference? At least that's what I learned from a quick google search

Hmm then it wouldnt matter since the camera cannot change that electronically

[Betabot]

9 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Hmm then it wouldnt matter since the camera cannot change that electronically

Yep, so I guess it's about time to hit the video tutorials and reading a lot of forum guides, and a matter of practice.

 

Thanks for the help