focusing on the moon (Page 2): Do you use glasses? Did you use them with the loupe. I have made a similar mistake not using my glasses when viewing live view. Easy mistake to make as...

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Do you use glasses? Did you use them with the loupe.

I have made a similar mistake not using my glasses when viewing live view. Easy mistake to make as the glimmers get older and eyepiece adjustment compensates. Not so with the screen.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

If you prefer manual focus go to infinity and pull back just slightly.

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

This is a great article.

https://www.wired.com/2014/08/wtf-just-happened-shoot-the-moon/

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

For the moon,focus on a nearby star tape the lens with blue painters tape and you should be fine. stars are in focus when they are the smallest. Planets and really bright stars might not work

steve33 Loc: Yarmouth MA

bobburk3 wrote:

I have a Nikon D7200. I tried shooting the moon last night using the back screen to focus with a 10X loupe. I think it is called Live View. The moon was so bright I could not see any detail to focus on. In addition, when using the loupe to focus, the texture of the screen is so pronounced, it is difficult to see detail of the subject (even when focusing on other objects besides the moon). I am open to ideas on how to use the back screen to focus.

If the moon was too bright, maybe you should manually set ISO.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

bobburk3 wrote:

I have a Nikon D7200. I tried shooting the moon last night using the back screen to focus with a 10X loupe. I think it is called Live View. The moon was so bright I could not see any detail to focus on. In addition, when using the loupe to focus, the texture of the screen is so pronounced, it is difficult to see detail of the subject (even when focusing on other objects besides the moon). I am open to ideas on how to use the back screen to focus.

To infinity, and beyond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

Try shooting manual everything............if you have the exposure set correctly, the live view should not be so very bright............shooting at f-16, and adjusting the ISO as needed, speed of 1/250th or greater, adjusting the ISO , you should be able to get an acceptable picture with the live view so that you can enlarge it to get the sharpest focus possible for that lens.

Terry B

What I use for focusing at night are reading glasses. I use the 2.5 strength in live mode on an tilt screen D750. I would suggest going to one of the big box store with the finest print you can find. Test them out to see what would work at a comfortable distance for you.

goldstar46 Loc: Tampa, Fl

Picture Taker wrote:

I would assume if you go to infinity it will be OK. Or at least close

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Possible...But, NOT an Absolute TRUE

Cheers GeoVz

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goldstar46 Loc: Tampa, Fl

bobburk3 wrote:

I have a Nikon D7200. I tried shooting the moon last night using the back screen to focus with a 10X loupe. I think it is called Live View. The moon was so bright I could not see any detail to focus on. In addition, when using the loupe to focus, the texture of the screen is so pronounced, it is difficult to see detail of the subject (even when focusing on other objects besides the moon). I am open to ideas on how to use the back screen to focus.

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Google or look up the "Term".... Bahtinov mask

You can also search the term on YouTube or you can look it up on Amazon.

It is an instrument which can be used with telescopes or did you don't camors that will assist you in focusing on distant objects in a very dark and violent.

Cheers
GeoVz

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Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

goldstar46 wrote:

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Google or look up the "Term".... Bahtinov mask

You can also search the term on YouTube or you can look it up on Amazon.

It is an instrument which can be used with telescopes or did you don't camors that will assist you in focusing on distant objects in a very dark and violent.

Cheers
GeoVz

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I have a mask for my camera lens and the image and spikes are very very small. They work much better on a telescope

goldstar46 Loc: Tampa, Fl

[quote=Sidwalkastronomy]I have a mask for my camera lens and the image and spikes are very very small. They work much better on a telescope[/quot
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That is not true...

They are also made for camera lens and provide you with an "absolute." Do some more research and you will find that it is a very minimal price to achieve a true solution to your question

Just sayin

Cheers
GeoVz

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Canisdirus

bobburk3 wrote:

I have a Nikon D7200. I tried shooting the moon last night using the back screen to focus with a 10X loupe. I think it is called Live View. The moon was so bright I could not see any detail to focus on. In addition, when using the loupe to focus, the texture of the screen is so pronounced, it is difficult to see detail of the subject (even when focusing on other objects besides the moon). I am open to ideas on how to use the back screen to focus.

If the moon was so bright that you could not see any detail... I think you did not have 'spot metering' on.

MikeW

Did you use spot metering? The full moon is like a searchlight in a dark room. Spot metering will adjust for that. Lesson learned the hard way.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

[quote=goldstar46][quote=Sidwalkastronomy]I have a mask for my camera lens and the image and spikes are very very small. They work much better on a telescope[/quot
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That is not true...

They are also made for camera lens and provide you with an "absolute." Do some more research and you will find that it is a very minimal price to achieve a true solution to your question

Just sayin

Cheers
GeoVz

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I think you should reread my post.
I have the masks for 4 of my camera lens. the image and spikes are small. I alsohave a celestron cpc 11,C8, and Meade 10.
I found using the mask even with the 5x 10x tough to see spikes