Shooting the moon
Aug 14, 2019 23:38:44 #
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
Here’s one I just took. I’m learning as I go.
It seems to be out of focus. Also I can see clouds in front of the moon. You need a clear sky to make a clean image. turn off auto focus and turn on live view and zoom in and focus manually using live view. Use a tripod & remote trigger or timer so that you do not disturb the camera when you shoot.
Aug 14, 2019 23:42:41 #
Wallen wrote:
It seems to be out of focus. Also I can see clouds in front of the moon. You need a clear sky to make a clean image. turn on live view and zoom in, focus using live view. Use a tripod & remote trigger or timer so that you do not disturb the camera when you shoot.
It’s over cast here but theirs a few breaks n the clouds. I just swapped to a newer lens but it only 200mm
Aug 14, 2019 23:48:00 #
Do you see the slight glow around the moon? The sky is not clear, there are ice crystals or dust high up in the air. The pixel problem is more visible here. There is less pixel available to make a crisp image.
Why force the 850 to replicate 7100 result?
Crop sensors have higher pixel density and will show the best image a lens can do.
Why force the 850 to replicate 7100 result?
Crop sensors have higher pixel density and will show the best image a lens can do.
Aug 14, 2019 23:55:22 #
The downloadable file is smaller than the true pixel count of your camera. Check you settings.
Aug 15, 2019 00:34:26 #
Here are two pictures I took with the D850 one was with the AF NIKKOR 70-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 G the other with AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm 1:2.8G ED. The 200mm looks better to me than the 300 both are cropped. I was using a app called SnapBridge and it was sending me low quality pictures to my iPad. After I hooked up my camera to my iMac the raw files looked a lot better than what I was seeing in the preview on my iPad.
Aug 15, 2019 04:02:04 #
What you are now seeing is the quality of the lens. The 70-300 is soft on its maximum zoom. If you limit the zoom only to 200mm in your 70-300, you will see some improvement in the image.
Aug 15, 2019 06:37:11 #
I have a d810 that has "image area" in the camera icon menu that I can set to dx. So if it's an fx lens then it would crop it as if it were dx. I can't imagine the 850 doesn't have this?
Aug 15, 2019 06:48:09 #
D850 has a crop mode. It might be off in your settings. But bear in mind, it only uses about 19 mega pixels when in that mode. Zoomed to the same size as what you get in your D7100, it will be more pixelated.
Aug 15, 2019 07:11:24 #
Try ISO 100, f/7.1 and 1/800. 1/250 may be too slow and you are getting movement of the moon. Tripod, mirror locked up and shutter remote release. Full moon is actually Thursday in Harrisburg, NC according to the PhotoPills app. You may want to get that app for $10...lots of good information.
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
I am trying to shoot the moon and have done so wit... (show quote)
Aug 15, 2019 07:20:25 #
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
I am trying to shoot the moon and have done so wit... (show quote)
This works, plus it has a lot of good comprehensive tips all in one video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=_cGbbSx-Mug&t=2s
Smile,
Jimmy T Sends
Aug 15, 2019 07:24:36 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
I am trying to shoot the moon and have done so wit... (show quote)
A starting point for shooting the moon is 1/ISO at f16. ie. If your ISO is 125, then your starting exposure is 1/125 sec. at f16. Then, check your results and either add exposure or eliminate some exposure for a good final result.
Aug 15, 2019 07:58:20 #
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
...but my pictures are not turning out the same.
Details, please.
Aug 15, 2019 08:01:16 #
Bobspez wrote:
Sure, try the teleplus but remember it adds two f ... (show quote)
Good summary and works for me! And any lens at max MM will not be the sharpest especially with and extender. You get closer but suffer a bit in clarity meaning some post processing sharpening to try to compensate.
Aug 15, 2019 08:07:18 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
This was shot two days before full moon. Not much detail to show at this stage of the lunar cycle.
Aug 15, 2019 08:47:18 #
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