brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Here is my last Moon photo that I took on 01-27-2015... looking forward to my next shoot... if it ever clears up!!! I used my Canon 60D and Tamron 150-600mm + my 1.4x and 2.0x Kenko Pro 300 TCs stacked together...

No I didn't use a telescope... the Tamron 150-600mm + 2 TCs is like a 3-3/4" diameter refractor telescope (95mm diameter objective)... maybe better because of all the special lens elements!

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CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

I really like the setup you've made there. Does the Live View magnifier help you get better focus than just the Live View 10x only. Do you use them together.
Craig

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Hi Craig,

I use the magnifier on top of the 10X Live view for critical focus and to block out extraneous lights from my neighbors...I use manual focus and I turn on the image stabilization and depress the shutter button halfway to activate the stabilization process to quiet down image vibration to assist in critical focusing... I also do some post processing to clean it up some...

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Thank you Bruce, I'll have to look into the Magnifier.
And Spring is on the way soon. Good luck, hope you're not near the river for flooding.
Craig

Marc G Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

I'll PM you soon about info on the Hood Magnifier...

smith934 Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

I'd appreciate it if you would include me in the info about the magnifier

Great moon shot

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

like it Bruce, what pp you used in this 'topaz'?

Thanks Marc... glad that you liked my Moon shot...
I used two separate programs. .. PSE12 and Photofiltre...

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Thanks smith934 for your comment on my Moon shot... since you asked about the focusing hood I'll post the PM that I sent to Craig just incase someone else is interested...

The following may seem redundant at times but that is just to reinforce the info and make it easier to install the focusing hood if you decide to get the focusing hood with the adhesive backed metal frame which attaches to the LCD screen. The instructions that I received weren't that great.

If you get a focusing hood with a metal frame that adheres to the LCD screen, before installing the adhesive metal frame to the LCD screen, make sure to remove any after-market screen protectors and make sure that the LCD screen is clean. If you have a LCD screen that can swing out and flip inward towards the camera for closing, the metal adhesive frame will prevent the storing of the LCD screen inwards toward the camera. I put the metal frames on my Canon 40D and 60D and both work fine but the 60D's LCD screen won't store with the LCD screen facing inward towards the camera due to the metal frame being attached to the LCD screen, but no big deal to me... my 40D LCD screen always faces out and the 60D LCD screen having to face outward wasn't a concern or problem for me.

If you decide to get a focusing hood make sure that it is compatible with your camera. Sometimes the focusing hood frame will fit more cameras than listed. As stated above, I got the magnifying hood that has a built-in magnet that attached to a metal frame that will be attached to the LCD screen... the metal frame has a sticky backing that adheres to the LCD screen... before attaching the adhesive metal frame back to the LCD screen and before removing the protective paper backing from the metal frame back, do a dry run test on the metal frame's proposed position on the LCD screen . You don't want the sticky adhesive exposed when you are testing the positioning of the metal frame. Check to make sure that no part of the metal frame will interfere with any function buttons or controls on the camera back.

Once you determine which way you wish to attached the metal frame back to your camera LCD screen, remove the protective paper from the metal frame and exposing the metal frame's adhesive. Be careful on the metal frame positioning before pressing it firmly onto the LCD screen. Once properly positioned on the screen, press around the metal frame to make sure it has good contact and is secured to the LCD screen. Be careful on how much pressure that is applied to the metal frame... excessive pressure could crack the LCD screen.

Once the metal frame is firmly secured, let it setup for a few hours or better yet overnight (curing time) before attaching the magnifying hood to the metal frame. This will prevent the metal frame from being pulled loose from the LCD screen when detaching the magnetic focusing hood. Some magnifying hoods come with more than one metal frame while others only come with one metal frame... If this is confusing, it is because I probably unintentionally made it confusing... if you require additional clarification regarding my instructions contact me and I'll try to clarify.

Bruce

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

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I used three separate programs. .. PSE12, Piccure, and Photofiltre...

guts Loc: texas.

Bruce,What it the name of thing on your hot shoe?,Nice set up by the way.

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Hi guts... that is an "Aim Reflex Red Dot Sight"... it is used for sports or for BIF... it permits easy tracking of fast moving objects. It can also be a great help in zeroing in on the Moon when the camera's LiveView is on and you can't see through the camera's viewfinder... makes it much easier to track the Moon and keep it in the LCD screen.

smith934 Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

I have several red dot sights, but none with hot shoe mounts. Where would I find one?

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Hi Bruce I find the Aim Reflex Red Dot Sight all over the place but none with a Camera Hotshoe mount???
Craig

guts Loc: texas.

Me too,would like to know who sells them.