Shoot the Moon
Sep 11, 2014 10:56:42 #
The moon is a daylight object, so with short lenses 300mm or less, handheld should do. That said, I am shooting a series of moon shots for a TV series I am planning... all with the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera and a big old manual 300mm f/2.8 with matched tele-extender, which on the Pocket Cinema Camera, gives something like 34x magnification.
Moon, 7 days before full...
Sep 11, 2014 12:11:39 #
New to the site and would like to share this moon image.
Taken Sep 10, 2014 with my Canon SX50, using tripod, and adjusted with Picasa.
Taken Sep 10, 2014 with my Canon SX50, using tripod, and adjusted with Picasa.
Sep 12, 2014 18:30:20 #
I've never been able to get good definition with a full moon, but since my tripod broke a long time ago, everything has been handheld. For that you need a faster shutter speed. I shot this one at f5.6 @ 1/1000 I took another @ 1/640 that's a little brighter.
Sep 12, 2014 18:36:17 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I find the moon easy to shoot. I use a 70-200 f/2.8 : SS 1/250, Aperture F11, ISO 100, AF-S and hand held. Works well and my Facebook friends seem to love moon shots over everything else. Good luck.
Sep 12, 2014 18:40:04 #
picsman wrote:
Here is my pic shot 2 nights ago. Settings were:f/11, 1/125, iso 100 using a tripod, mirror up and release cable.
Very nice.
Sep 12, 2014 18:43:03 #
PhotoArtsLA wrote:
The moon is a daylight object, so with short lenses 300mm or less, handheld should do. That said, I am shooting a series of moon shots for a TV series I am planning... all with the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera and a big old manual 300mm f/2.8 with matched tele-extender, which on the Pocket Cinema Camera, gives something like 34x magnification.
Excellent shot. Why not post the original so we can see the detail.
Sep 12, 2014 23:10:07 #
The moon image is at 100%, pixel for pixel, cropped from a 1080p frame. There is no further resolution, as the Pocket Cinema Camera, current version, is only 1080p.
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