![]() Thanks to the powerful image stabilization, this feature makes handheld astrophotography possible using a wide-angle lens. Speed Priority mode (default setting), which prioritizes focusing speed and complete AF operations in a short period of time. A new algorithm was developed to offer accurate focusing even on the tiniest stars shining in the night sky, enabling ultra-high-precision autofocusing that has been admired even among professional astrophotographers. In the past, photographers have traditionally relied on manual focusing. ![]() Here's what Olympus says about the feature, "Starry Sky AF, which is new for the OM-D E-M1 Mark III, is a feature that will revolutionize the world of astrophotography. Somehow my manual focusing with the 12mm lens had completely missed the mark. I checked the shots before I packed things up and, with my aging eyesight, all looked good… until I uploaded them onto my computer. I focused on the stars, like I’ve done countless times before, and repeated the 4-shot pano. The results looked good on the LCD, but I wanted a slightly larger field of view so I switched to the 12mm F2.0 lens. So, I got up at 3 a.m., walked a short distance from the hotel, set up my E-M1X with the 17mm F1.2 lens and proceeded to create a 4-shot panorama. ![]() On a recent trip to Monument Valley, I wanted to photograph the ‘mittens’ under the light of a full moon. Now I try to photograph the night sky whenever an opportunity presents itself. A few short years ago, I was one of those self-doubting photographers. Today’s digital cameras and lenses are able to capture high quality night sky images like never before, and with more and more great images making their way onto social media, photographers who felt that this type of photography was beyond their skill set are now being inspired to get out and photograph in the dead of night. Astrophotography has become one of the fastest growing genres of photography.
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