• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Cheapest Camera with Long Exposure

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So last night while out watching the aurora, I tried to take a couple of pictures with my DSC-P50 so I could try and multiply them for an extended exposure effect. Not the best camera in the world, but for $50 at the time, I couldn't complain.

Well, I got home last night and tried to mess with the images and got no where. For a while now I've tried different ways to get my camera to take longer exposures, but to no avail.

For all you photo geeks, what's the cheapest route I can go to get a 30 second exposure. I'm not sure where to even start but I'm certainly on a budget. Is there anything else that I can try doing or changing in the camera to get something close to a long exposure?
 
I purchased from eBay a Kodak Z730 camera (5mp)... while I have yet to use its lengthy exposure, it has a setting that will allow you to go as high as 60 seconds. I paid about $140 for the package with shipping from Otter Creek Electronics on eBay. For the price, it was worth investing just to have the backup camera (a carry-with-me camera).

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I'm not sure when I will finally get around to testing the 60 second exposure, but the camera does have that function available to you. Noise and other goodies for such a cheap camera may create similar issues to what you're currently having, but for the price, its worth finding out I suppose.

Good luck in your search!

Ciao!
 
Got my tax refund done already so I bought a refurbished Z730 for $120 and a 1GB Ultra II SD Card for $35. Next comes the solar film for my light bucket!

The seller has one more for sale. This is extremely cheap for a refurb and the seller is 100%. PM me for the link.
 
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