Quote Originally Posted by walterick
I'm sure that you guys would be fair...

complete with total embarrassment and pictures of my butt

Say Speedo, have you tried to photograph a meteor shower yet? I hear its pretty hard, what with reciprocity failure being so immentent and all. I haven't really taken in a meteor shower since the last time the Leonids were huge. I'm hoping for clear skies later this month though

Rick
Yes, I shot the Leonids in 2002, and the Persieds this year. The Persieds were mostly dim meteors, with typical shower rates (approx. 60/hr).

The key to getting around reciprocity failure is to use slide film. Provia is the standard astrophotography film, though I've read that Sensia does well too. Astia is supposed to be a good astro film as well.

You will probably want to shoot several short exposures rather than one or two long ones. The longer exposures will have star trails unless you're guiding the camera (such as on a telescope).

BTW, a standard 50mm lens works pretty good for meteor showers, though there's nothing wrong with a wide angle either. I used both for the Persieds.