Tonight's Moon

Discussion in 'Non Disney Photos / Mobile Phone Photos' started by Tim, Mar 16, 2011.

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  1. PolynesianMedic

    PolynesianMedic Global Moderator Staff Member

    The only lens I have is the 75-300 on a 1.6 crop frame. ; I don't know if I have enough reach to meter it correctly.
     
    PolynesianMedic, Mar 18, 2011
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  2. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    I should think the 300mm with 1.6x crop should be enough to cover the spot meter circle. ; Give it a try - unless your camera's spot meter circle is too big or sloppy at isolation, it should meter pretty much like a sunny day.
     
    zackiedawg, Mar 18, 2011
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  3. Roger

    Roger Member Staff Member

    Nice shots both of you!
     
    Roger, Mar 18, 2011
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  4. HW

    HW Member

    thanks Roger. where ya been? don't see much of ya around these here parts anymore
     
    HW, Mar 18, 2011
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  5. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    Friday's moon at 1500mm

    Gave it a quickie test tonight with my Tamron 200-500 and a Tamron 2x teleconverter, for 1000mm, with a 1.5x crop sensor, for 1500mm equivalent:

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    It's an el-cheapo TC and manual focus only, but still gets pretty decent detail and pretty well fills the frame with no cropping.
     
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    zackiedawg, Mar 19, 2011
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  6. HW

    HW Member

    manual focus with the converter ?
     
    HW, Mar 19, 2011
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  7. jbwolffiv

    jbwolffiv Member

    Pretty cool Justin. ; I took about 6 shots last night, but have not looked at them on the computer yet.
     
    jbwolffiv, Mar 19, 2011
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  8. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    Great detail on the cheap, Justin. ; Clouds came in last night on me. ; Tonight is supposed to be clear, cold and a bit of a breeze. ; Still trying to find a good landscape for the rise.
     
    Scottwdw, Mar 19, 2011
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  9. zackiedawg

    zackiedawg Member Staff Member

    Me too - I don't know if there's anywhere I can go in South Florida where I can see the horizon other than the beach. ; And while that sounds nice, it doesn't come out all that interestingly in photographs - better to have something on the horizon to silhouette or provide scale. ; Being at sea level,surrounded by a tropical jungle of trees and big mansions and condo buildings everywhere, horizons are about as real as the Easer bunny for us.
     
    zackiedawg, Mar 19, 2011
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  10. Scottwdw

    Scottwdw Member

    I think I got a location which should work well at moonrise and after it clears the horizon. ; Unlike you, Justin, I will need to be prepared for freezing temperatures. ; Going to put the 80-400 on my D70 to take advantage of the crop factor to get 600mm. ;
     
    Scottwdw, Mar 19, 2011
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  11. Coo1eo

    Coo1eo Member

    Very Nice shots Tim & Howie
     
    Coo1eo, Mar 20, 2011
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  12. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    ddindy, Apr 1, 2011
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  13. HW

    HW Member

    thanks Colleo

    ddindy with that package you could shoot the Andromeda galaxy
     
    HW, Apr 1, 2011
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  14. ddindy

    ddindy Member Staff Member

    Yeah, but the shutter speed required at f/176 means it would be tough keep it centered in the field of view.
     
    ddindy, Apr 1, 2011
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  15. HW

    HW Member

    I was kidding of course. ; at a distance of 2.3 million light years you won't even see it but it would be fun to figure out what shutter speed you would need
     
    HW, Apr 1, 2011
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