Photographing the Moon

Sonic2k

Sonic2k

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Tonight was an awesome opportunity, and surprisingly easy as this photo will attest:
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Full-resolution image can be found here
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(Yes I am aware of the "stuck" pixel. I am trying to figure out what the hell that is, cleaned the sensor now seems to be gone... very weird, since it was present in absolute darkness aswell. I suspect a recent firmware upgrade stuffed up my DSLR)
 
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Is it a canon ? Mine did the same bwana helped me. But for the love of everything I can't remember what he said I must do :p
 
DTBA said:
Check this thread.
It worked for me.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/534577-600D-red-spot-on-live-view-mode-and-videos
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Yip that's what I did last night directly after I made my post. Its gone. I noticed it appeared after I did some astrophotography, probably particles from space that landed on the sensor and needed a blow-off.

I don't use live view and none of my cameras can do video. I shoot the traditional way i.e. as if it was film, and metering the shot properly.
 
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Moonshot

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EOS 650D , Sigma 120-400 . Spot meter on moon . ISO 400 . :wtf:

Handheld :whistle:

Sometimes you may get reflections between the lens & filter if fitted . This was shot with the filter on.
 
It's pretty easy if you have a tripod.

Took this with a 550D, kit lens at 250mm, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO 200. Cropped obviously...

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Mike Hoxbig said:
It's pretty easy if you have a tripod.

Took this with a 550D, kit lens at 250mm, f/10, 1/400 sec, ISO 200. Cropped obviously...
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Why? :confused: At that distance DOF is not an issue so unless that's that particular lens' sweet spot?
 
bwana said:
Why? :confused: At that distance DOF is not an issue so unless that's that particular lens' sweet spot?
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Yeah the kit lens is not great. Higher f-stop was not letting as much light in and I didn't want to increase my ISO...
 
bwana said:
Why? :confused: At that distance DOF is not an issue so unless that's that particular lens' sweet spot?
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If the dof is not an issue - can be go higher or lower?
What would you use?
 
I actually got myself a 114-500mm reflector and a 70060 cheapie to do just this. Was suppose to be mated to a Panasonic Lumix G2 which I also have, I just never got around to getting the T adaptor for the camera side. I actually saw Saturn and it's rings throug hboth of them, just a pity I could not take photo's of it. But still well done on ur images man :-)
 
Not full moon anymore, but decided to see how the Nikon V1 would do since it is just one step above a P&S. Here it is after processing and (lots of) cropping.

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garyc said:
Not full moon anymore, but decided to see how the Nikon V1 would do since it is just one step above a P&S. Here it is after processing and (lots of) cropping.
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Not bad - I didn't have much luck the other night. I was trying to hold the EOS-M + 400mm with a 2x pretty much directly over my head with one arm :eek:

Here's that effort - uncropped :o

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That 400mm looks promising. So far all my moon shots have been through a telescope or trying to prove a point with a V1 and kit lens. Maybe next time I should just try the SLR with a decent lens.

As for holding it above the head - I had this problem due to walls, electric fences, trees, etc. Solved this by putting the camera on a lighting stand and sending it up to the required altitude.
 
garyc said:
As for holding it above the head - I had this problem due to walls, electric fences, trees, etc. Solved this by putting the camera on a lighting stand and sending it up to the required altitude.
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Problem is I don't think my light stands will be able to stand up to the weight of the 400 :o

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I see the problem. That looks like it should be the best part of 4 or 5 kg. Excellent for developing good arm muscles.
 
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