Space Tinkerer
Shoot the stars with Full Spectrum and Astrophotography-modified cameras. Explore the fascinating world of Infrared and UV photography.
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Full Spectrum Infrared and Astrophotography camera conversion
Welcome to Space Tinkerer! This is a place to find information and equipment for astrophotography, Infrared and UV photography. I’m a keen astrophotographer having a passion for Tinkering and years of experience modifying DSLR and mirrorless Canon cameras. I also provide conversion services and custom-made 3D-printed DSLR clip filters for Canon cameras.
Feel free to visit my Space Tinkerer shop or my eBay shop. I have spotless Customer Feedback and provide an SD card with sample photos in RAW format for all my converted cameras. Clean sensor and auto-focus functionality are guaranteed.
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Tinkering Stories
- Tinkering Story #19 –Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was seen a few weeks ago. The last visit was 80,000 years ago in the era of the Neanderthals. The shot was taken after sunset on October 17, 2024. The Hunter’s Full Moon illuminates the scene.
- Tinkering Story #18 – Severe solar storm causes spectacular Northern Lights in EnglandI arrived in Stonehenge early, before sunset. As I set up my equipment to shoot star trails, I overheard people saying that a severe solar storm heading towards us could cause the elusive Northern lights to appear. I had no clue about it! Only by coincidence, I was there. I had never seen the Northern Lights.… Read More »Tinkering Story #18 – Severe solar storm causes spectacular Northern Lights in England
- Tinkering Story #17 – Park of Souls in infrared. Acharnes, GreeceOn top of Mount Parnitha, several wooden sculptures exist near an abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium. Greek sculptor Spyridon Dassiotis created art from the tree trunk remains of a devastating fire in 2007.The Park of Souls is a testament to the devastation from the terrible disease and fire that burnt the Parnitha forest.The park was created in 2012.… Read More »Tinkering Story #17 – Park of Souls in infrared. Acharnes, Greece
- Tinkering Story #16 – Infrared Sounio GreeceThe Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, a revisit to a nearby small deserted church, Thoriko ancient theatre in Lavrio and a cat! All were shot on the same day April 06, 2024. I used a Full Spectrum Modified Canon EOS M and a custom-made IR 720nm filter. Something is appealing in black and white, Infrared… Read More »Tinkering Story #16 – Infrared Sounio Greece
- Tinkering Story #15 – Lunar occultationJune 18, 2007. Nearly at the beginning of my astrophotography journey, I witnessed a breathtaking phenomenon. Planet Venus disappeared for a while behind our closest celestial neighbour. During the lunar occultation of Venus, the Moon passes in front of the planet, obstructing it from view. It is a rare, infrequent phenomenon. Not as rare as… Read More »Tinkering Story #15 – Lunar occultation
- Tinkering Story #14 – Lightning photographyI always had a fascination with the sky. Mesmerising clouds, colourful rainbows, the night sky and of course lightning! The safest way to enjoy them is from behind a closed window inside your home or from inside your car (assuming that there are no metallic surfaces in your car’s interior). If you MUST go outside… Read More »Tinkering Story #14 – Lightning photography
- Tinkering Story #13 – Constellation photographyPhotographing constellations is a great introduction to astrophotography and a fun way to start learning the night sky. All you need is a camera, a lens and a tripod to start with. Constellation photography in its simplest form, only requires placing the camera on a tripod, setting the camera on Manual mode and taking the… Read More »Tinkering Story #13 – Constellation photography
- Tinkering Story #12 – Deep Sky Astrophotography at 135mmFlaming star nebula wide field. Date: 09/01/2024. Place taken: Marlborough UK, Bortle 4. After a whole month of cloudy skies, a clear night. There was a lot of airflow. All my wide-field photos from the night are vivid green!SpaceTinkerer Full Spectrum modified Canon 6D + Samyang 135mm.Stacking with Sequator. Default values.Photoshop.RcAstro GradientXterminator and StarXterminator plugins.… Read More »Tinkering Story #12 – Deep Sky Astrophotography at 135mm
- Tinkering Story #11 – Extreme Macro PhotographyI always had a fascination with the smallest creatures. The smaller, the better! I remember watching a groundbreaking film called Microcosmos, years ago wondering what kind of equipment was required to capture the inhabitants of the invisible world. I have tried macro photography before. Initially with a Canon 100mm macro lens and more recently with… Read More »Tinkering Story #11 – Extreme Macro Photography
- Tinkering Story #10 – Comparing IR Canon clip filters. Hoya R72 720nm vs Green.L 720nmWhat is Infrared (IR) Photography? Have you seen these ghostly, out-of-this-world images where the trees and grass appear white or pink instead of green? Well, that’s it! All you need is a filter that only allows infrared light to pass, blocking all the other light wavelengths. Different IR filters and/or different post-process techniques achieve interesting… Read More »Tinkering Story #10 – Comparing IR Canon clip filters. Hoya R72 720nm vs Green.L 720nm
- Tinkering Story #09 – Ancient LightThe Temple of Poseidon is one of Greece’s most known archaeological sites. I’ve been there so many times that I have lost count of them. I have visited and photographed the ancient temple by night and day from nearly all possible angles. I recall a shooting, years ago. A group of astrophotographers, chasing a partial… Read More »Tinkering Story #09 – Ancient Light
- Tinkering Story #08 – Night Sky and Wilton WindmillThis is my favourite windmill in England! I have been there a few times and taken a couple of shots I would like to share. I will keep updating this page, with more Wilton Windmill nightscapes. No matter how well-planned a shooting is, there is always the possibility that something goes wrong.But not this time!… Read More »Tinkering Story #08 – Night Sky and Wilton Windmill
- Tinkering Story #07 – 12 hour Star TrailsOne of the most exciting aspects of astrophotography is the number of challenges, one must face in an effort to capture the elusive twinkling stars. Star Trails are relatively simple. You just put a camera and a wide lens on a tripod and take continuous shots for a couple of hours. After stacking the photos… Read More »Tinkering Story #07 – 12 hour Star Trails
- Tinkering Story #06 – Frozen Caversham, Reading UKThe day is December 11, 2022. After a night in thick fog and below-zero temperatures, my neighbourhood in Caversham, Reading was transformed into a World of tiny crystals! I knew I had to do something about it (!) so I grabbed my faithful Nikon D600 camera, put on a reversed lens for macro photography, and… Read More »Tinkering Story #06 – Frozen Caversham, Reading UK
- Tinkering Story #05 – Lunar occultation of Mars – December 08, 2022It was quite an experience seeing the planet Mars disappear behind the Moon and emerge after an hour. Freezing cold, at 5 in the morning and frost was all over my equipment, but it was worth every second! Shot from Reading, UK. Occultation video: https://vimeo.com/779215469 Full Mineral Moon and Mars Occultation!
- Tinkering Story #04 – Joe the Alien Astrophotographer – Deep Sky photography under £500This is the story of an alien that travelled 4.246 light years to learn some basic stuff about Earth’s astrophotography. I was the first Earthling he came across so he asked me, how we shoot the stars.Joe has no clue about the equipment or the techniques we use so I tried to teach him the… Read More »Tinkering Story #04 – Joe the Alien Astrophotographer – Deep Sky photography under £500
- Tinkering Story #03 – Night and Day on a Little Planet360° panorama. 24-hour duration. This is a 360° ‘little planet’ panorama and also a 24-hour picture! I was wondering if it was possible to visualize a full day in a photo capturing the motion of stars during the night and our own solar system star, the Sun during the day. The fact that this was… Read More »Tinkering Story #03 – Night and Day on a Little Planet
- Tinkering Story #02 – Full Spectrum, Astrophotography and Infrared Modified Camera FAQWelcome to my Frequently Asked Questions section. This is the page where I post all the questions I receive in my eBay shop, regarding Full Spectrum, Astrophotography and Infrared camera conversions. I’m happy to answer any question related to camera modifications, filters to use depending on your requirements, lenses, photography techniques or even talk about… Read More »Tinkering Story #02 – Full Spectrum, Astrophotography and Infrared Modified Camera FAQ
- Tinkering Story #01 – GreekSkyHi!I’m Chris from Athens, Greece and currently living in Reading, UK. I’m into astrophotography since 2007.Photography gave me the opportunity to travel, make friendships, and see a few of my photos published. For the last 15 years, it’s been a lot of shooting, studying photography and post-process techniques, a lot of try and error, many,… Read More »Tinkering Story #01 – GreekSky
“Very fast delivery 2 days ahead of the estimate. Well packaged with lots of padding. After about 5 hours of use I can say camera works 100% 10/10”
Buyer: asuna-48
“Beautiful camera in absolutely mint condition and carefully adapted for astrophotography. Seller also offered a great deal of helpful advice on getting started with full spectrum photography. Highly recommended.”
Buyer: didsydad
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Had my D750 astro modded in absolute record time, and sent back perfect. Chris is extremely helpful, super professional with excellent communication throughout and afterwards. Any queries I had were answered and explained. Used the camera last night and shot beautiful Orion in all Ha glory. 10/10 and will definitely be using Space Tinkerer again.
Do you plan to attend the 2024 total solar eclipse? any astro club journey planned?
Hi!
Regarding the eclipse, probably not. I haven’t made plans.
Astro club journeys sound nice. I’m focused on my modified camera shop at the moment but astro-tours is something that I always seemed appealing as an idea.
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