Help please !! (Page 4): Remember, it is noon on the moon, so you can start with the "Sunny 16 rule" which is 1/ISO at f/16. This will provide good exposure of a full moon, but you can...

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

FRENCHY wrote:

I try f5.6 but the pic came out almost white

Remember, it is noon on the moon, so you can start with the "Sunny 16 rule" which is 1/ISO at f/16. This will provide good exposure of a full moon, but you can increase aperture to f/8 (+2 stops) and compensate exposure by decreasing shutter duration by 2-stops.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Nikonian72 wrote:

Remember, it is noon on the moon, so you can start with the "Sunny 16 rule" which is 1/ISO at f/16. This will provide good exposure of a full moon, but you can increase aperture to f/8 (+2 stops) and compensate exposure by decreasing shutter duration by 2-stops.

Thank you Nikonian. Just take this one . any improvement ? :lol:

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Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

FRENCHY wrote:

Thank you Nikonian. Just take this one . any improvement ? :lol:

Better exposure & color, but I want to know how you are focusing.
Read FOCUSING suggestions here:
FAQ: How to Photograph the Moon
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-26498-1.html

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Nikonian72 wrote:

Better exposure & color, but I want to know how you are focusing.
Read suggestions here:
FAQ: How to Photograph the Moon
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-26498-1.html

Thanks . I focused manually , and with the sensitivity of the system is hard to achieve >0<

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

FRENCHY wrote:

Thanks . I focused manually , and with the sensitivity of the system is hard to achieve >0<

Using a 3x HoodLoupe with LCD at maximum magnification will allow very precise manual focusing. Then continue with mirror lock-up, etc.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Nikonian72 wrote:

Using a 3x HoodLoupe with LCD at maximum magnification will allow very precise manual focusing. Then continue with mirror lock-up, etc.

I will try to get a Hoodloupe , any good store you recommend ?

Thank you Nikonian for your explanations, and thanks to all who did the same . :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

FRENCHY wrote:

I will try to get a Hoodloupe , any good store you recommend ?

I use a Hoodman HoodLoupe 3.0 mainly for reviewing LCD of just-captured image, as well as focusing long distance with telephoto lens:
http://www.adorama.com/HNHLPPM3.html?cvosrc=cse.google.HNHLPPM3&cvo_cid=38589028051&gclid=CjwKEAiAvvyiBRDzrYuuldy6wB8SJABPJWObfAX9TwOe51O1F_ogam-DTooT9w0GdMkAwc62oBL1mxoCDyfw_wcB

watchcow Loc: Moore, Oklahoma

If your camera has live view, see if you can zoom in and check focus that way. it works on my D5300, i am guessing others have it as well. Also bias your exposure to higher shutter speed. the moon moves a great deal and i try to use 1/250 second or faster. ISO 250, at 1/1000 second at f8 is a solid starting point then bracket by adjusting aperture up and down in third stop increments. you might also play with the drive mode shutter release mode so you can press the shutter and get a few seconds delay before the exposure. this lets the camera vibration settle a bit from the button press. a remote is even better so you don't have to actually touch the camera at all.

Meives Loc: FORT LAUDERDALE

FRENCHY wrote:

Thank you Nikonian. Just take this one . any improvement ? :lol:

This picture is much better. But sound like trial and error. Your shutter speed should use the formula 1/mm lens or faster. You were set at 300 mm or 450 mm and had shutter speed at 1/125. And your ISO is too low. We always used low ISO in the past, but new cameras can handle ISO of 400 or 800, no problem. David

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Nikonian72 wrote:

I use a Hoodman HoodLoupe 3.0 mainly for reviewing LCD of just-captured image, as well as focusing long distance with telephoto lens:
http://www.adorama.com/HNHLPPM3.html?cvosrc=cse.google.HNHLPPM3&cvo_cid=38589028051&gclid=CjwKEAiAvvyiBRDzrYuuldy6wB8SJABPJWObfAX9TwOe51O1F_ogam-DTooT9w0GdMkAwc62oBL1mxoCDyfw_wcB

Many thanks for your help Nikonian :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Meives wrote:

This picture is much better. But sound like trial and error. Your shutter speed should use the formula 1/mm lens or faster. You were set at 300 mm or 450 mm and had shutter speed at 1/125. And your ISO is too low. We always used low ISO in the past, but new cameras can handle ISO of 400 or 800, no problem. David

David, I will try again tonight and let you know Thank you
:thumbup: :thumbup:

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

watchcow wrote:

If your camera has live view, see if you can zoom ... (show quote)

I will try tonight , and thank you for help

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Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Meives wrote:

Your shutter speed should use the formula 1/mm lens or faster.

Excellent point!
Shutter duration should be 1/focal length or shorter. For a 300-mm lens, 1/400-sec is recommended.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Nikonian72 wrote:

Excellent point!
Shutter duration should be 1/focal length or shorter. For a 300-mm lens, 1/400-sec is recommended.

And again Thank you I will do that tonight if weather is cooperative :thumbup: :thumbup:

geezershutterbug Loc: Southwest Michigan

Also, don't forget the full moon shows little detail. Try a crescent moon and see if looks better. I'm impressed with what you have done so far. N'est pas? frenchy?