Night vision with rangefinder?

[E__WOK]

Does anybody have experience in this setup? I know that they have kits for DSLRs but am wondering if it would work or not with a rangefinder as what you see through the viewfinder is different from what the lens sees.

Would I have to leave the lens focus and my NV both on infinity?

I would like to mount my night vision scope onto my M6.

The first thing would be a step up adapter
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/160308-REG/Heliopan_700245_39mm_46mm_Step_Up.html

Then this will lock the NV onto the 46mm adapter.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?is=REG&sku=358741&Q=&O=&A=details

This will be the final setup.

http://tnvc.com/shop/images/2835/PVS14_CameraAdapt_3.jpg/

This will be used to take pictures of stars.

 

[Brian Puccio]

What kind of star photos are you hoping to take? Photos of the night sky full of stars don't necessarily need night vision.

 

[E__WOK]

My equipment is probably nowhere as capable as the stuff he used. I'm assuming he used a DSLR?

I just want to take simple pictures of stars and meteors for personal enjoyment.

My location will have poor atmospheric conditions due to city lights.






I forgot to ask what kind of film I should be using.

 

[Jamie123]

You should probably look for forums or websites that focus on astrophotography. I'm pretty sure, though, that this night vision thing won't help you much if you want to take pictures of stars.

Unless, of course, I misunderstood and you need this thing to spy on celebrities at night. In which case this is probably the right tool.

 

[thegman]

I tried to do some star trails last year, they did not come out great, if you want to learn from my mistakes...

1) Use a fast film, not Velvia 50 like me. I'd use maybe Portra 400 or Provia 400X if I tried again.

2) Don't stop down too much, I felt f/16 would be good for sharpness, but it's just not letting in enough light, I'd probably try f/4 or something next time.

3) Don't be afraid to over expose a lot, in the dead of night, over exposing by a couple of minutes probably only amounts to a stop or two.

I'd say night vision gear not required.

Garry