18-55mm Lens
Jun 13, 2019 05:07:34 #
Jun 13, 2019 10:15:28 #
Jun 13, 2019 15:49:00 #
jogrelor wrote:
Is it possible for an 18-55mm lens to capture a beautiful full moon?
Try it, the moon will be very small in the picture.
Jun 14, 2019 07:44:50 #
If there’s a large moon just rising you’ll have better luck than if it’s up in the sky.
Jun 14, 2019 10:29:08 #
Yes, but you really need a good telephoto lens. You will lose resolution if you crop to make the image large.
Jun 14, 2019 10:40:38 #
jaymatt wrote:
If there’s a large moon just rising you’ll have better luck than if it’s up in the sky.
Actually, that's not true. A large moon on the horizon is an optical illusion. You might not believe me but try it. Your eyes lie to you but the camera won't. Take a photo on the horizon and another one higher in the sky with the same focal length, they will be the same size image.
Jun 14, 2019 12:45:42 #
Optical illusion. Whether at the horizon or high in sky, the moon is about 0.5 degree wide.
Jun 14, 2019 12:53:13 #
Jun 14, 2019 13:38:18 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
While it would be possible to take a image of the moon with a 18-55mm lens, the better question would be why do you want to. This is what the moon looks like using a 500mm lens, now imagine what it will look like at 55mm which would be almost 10 times smaller
Jun 14, 2019 13:42:44 #
dwmoar wrote:
While it would be possible to take a image of the moon with a 18-55mm lens, the better question would be why do you want to. This is what the moon looks like using a 500mm lens, now imagine what it will look like at 55mm which would be almost 10 times smaller
Yup! I estimate that the at 55mm the moon diameter will be 1/60 of the frame.
Jun 14, 2019 18:39:12 #
That "large rising moon" is an optical illusion, which probably won't influence your camera. Also, you'll be shooting through a thousand miles of additional atmosphere versus overhead-ish. runnyblood
Jun 14, 2019 19:54:08 #
jogrelor wrote:
Is it possible for an 18-55mm lens to capture a beautiful full moon?
Compare a pin head to Stone Mt near Atlanta, GA.
Jun 15, 2019 03:20:13 #
Jun 15, 2019 10:23:08 #
I take moon shots with old manual focus, prime, telephoto lenses on digital cameras. The attached photo is a very heavy crop taken with an Olympus OM-D-E-M5 micro 4/3 camera with a 40+ year old Vivitar 400mm f6.3 lens. I think the lens was made byTokina. With patience, 400mm MF lenses can be purchased for $40 or less on ebay. Shoot aperture preferred or manual exposure at ~f11 on a good tripod. DrJ
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