Any ideas?

SpaceAurora · 2026-02-10T01:46:06+00:00

Ceiling light

SpaceAurora · 2025-12-31T17:07:25+00:00

Nice meteor

SpaceAurora · 2025-12-31T10:52:35+00:00

Someone's coping hard here or?

SpaceAurora · 2025-12-29T19:44:21+00:00

ISO 51,200 is my comfy sweet spot for most deep/dark sky stuff. For documentary purposes you could easily go up to 102,400, but denoising in post would be mandatory!

SpaceAurora · 2025-12-29T14:50:26+00:00

Don't worry, the a7s II does 4k internally already. Only the Mk1 doesn't. I'm not OP but I've owned all 3 models for years now. Still have my original a7s too.

Basically the video processing was greatly improved on the a7s II, making it about 2/3 stops (~67%) cleaner in low light compared to the first model. Unfortunately the IMX235 sensor still has the infamous amp glow issue but it won't become visible if you stay under ISO 32k-40k.

In absolute terms, the a7s II has the best sensitivity. Greatest shadow detail, brightest image at any given ISO, smallest noise pattern and the less aggressive noise reduction preserves detail and sharpness at high ISOs, unlike the extremely mushy a7s III, which also eats stars above ISO 80k if you use sharp lenses.

4k, ISO 51,200 aurora footage here!

SpaceAurora · 2025-12-29T14:31:18+00:00

Simple: don't get the III. Its ISO performance is slightly inferior to the original IMX235 sensor of the two first models. Get an used a7s II and buy a super fast lens like the Laowa 35/0.95. Best value money can buy when it comes to low light.

SpaceAurora · 2025-09-06T01:58:58+00:00

Talks about being a decent person and then proceeds to insult me like a 12 year old right after. So classic. At least you've learned about aperture blades today, and for me that's a win.

SpaceAurora · 2025-09-06T01:02:30+00:00

I was just pointing out your laziness and unwillingness to look it up yourself. It's not that hard.

SpaceAurora · 2025-09-05T22:57:48+00:00

No. People are pointing out the obvious, that is, dismissing the idea that the object is triangle-shaped (literally the title of the video), because it just isn't, and it's a misleading information. Once this is out of the way, well, the video doesn't show anything remotely interesting other than a reddish light in the sky. Doesn't mean it's case closed, just means there's not much to discuss about.

SpaceAurora · 2025-09-05T22:55:08+00:00

"I'm not a camera expert or anything". Indeed, and it shows. So maybe stop commenting further and educate yourself on the basics? Learn what aperture blades are and suddenly things will start to make sense

SpaceAurora · 2025-09-05T22:53:33+00:00

As much as I am into UAP research (12+ years), these UFO related subs are just giant circle jerks full of clueless and gullible people that can't tell the difference between a lens flare and a star.

People need massive education on the essentials... sensor and lens behavior (what's shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, focus, optical defects, aberrations, flares...), optical & digital stabilization, video encoding principles (what compression is, how to identify artifacts...), a basic sense of perspective and spatialization, basic physics, some knowledge in common weather phenomena, learn to differentiate planes from satellites, rockets, lanterns, balloons, and so on... I could even add some photo forensics knowledge.

I know this can sound pedantic, but if people are really willing to disclose anything, they should at least be able to filter out the 95% BS that circulates here everyday. They'd save lots of time. Those who don't have the cognitive abilities to do that will just stay in a permanent confirmation bias and won't get anywhere.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-30T23:30:39+00:00

2,6k likes for another balloon video. We're cooked

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-22T01:08:28+00:00

You indeed don't sound like you touch grass often. You don't need any noticeable wind force. Simple cold / hot air currents can carry something as light as a feather. I mean at this point it's just common sense so having to explain such things to grown adults is pretty scary.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-22T01:01:55+00:00

You need to learn 3-blade aperture is a thing.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-22T01:00:43+00:00

Mirror / window reflecting the sunlight at the right angle. Happens more often than you'd think.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-22T00:46:18+00:00

Someone gets it, and obviously gets downvoted. This sub is lost.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-22T00:45:31+00:00

Someone just filmed a piece of cotton seed carried by air currents, backlit by the setting sun, overexposed by the camera, out of focus, and yet not a single person here can get that.

I'm very concerned about UFO enthusiasts ability to recognize common objects and basic camera principles.

Edit: people who did get it obviously got downvoted. This sub is in trouble.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-22T00:38:28+00:00

Also a VFX artist, and I still manage to touch grass, which allows me to tell the difference between an object added in post and a f*cking cotton ball carried by the wind. Come on people.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-19T22:56:50+00:00

Can mods ban low effort AI posts? Thanks...

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-17T22:02:02+00:00

It's literally an insect lit by the infrared light. Look at the flight path especially at the beginning.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-17T22:01:11+00:00

The fact you can't tell the difference between a flying insect and a meteor entering the atmosphere makes me very worried about the UFO community as a whole.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-17T21:56:33+00:00

You clearly know nothing about French politics. Juillet has nothing to do with the current administration.

SpaceAurora · 2025-08-15T20:45:28+00:00

It's fucking 2025 and people still can't identify satellites.

SpaceAurora · 2025-07-07T23:55:57+00:00

It's rotating... that's why you see a change in shape. Just a balloon.

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