Shooting the moon
Aug 15, 2019 10:56:11 #
n4jee
Loc: New Bern, NC
According to Hoyle you need to get the Queen of Spades and all the Hearts.The Moon is a object in full sunlight. Sunny 16 rule applies to the moon just as a person standing in a field. This was demonstrated in the first set of moon photos with exposure examples.
Aug 15, 2019 11:12:56 #
Consider buying the PhotoPills app for $10. Lots of great information and tutorials for shooting Astro related photos.
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
I am trying to shoot the moon and have done so wit... (show quote)
Aug 15, 2019 11:26:20 #
As others have said, the likely problem is lack of sharp focus on the D850. Try using manual focus with the camera and lens on a tripod. Shutter speed needs to be at least 1/60 or faster like 1/250. Use of a teleextender will reduce image quality.
Moonlight is reflected sunlight so exposure of the moon to see details on the moon needs to mimic daylight exposure if the sky is clear. Try ISO 100, 1/100 and f 16 or f 11 if the sky is clear. Look at your histogram and use exposure compensation to fine tune the exposure. If you want a faster shutter speed, start with use ISO 200 and 1/250 and then adjust with ex comp.
With a 70-300mm lens, set DX Image size on your D 850 to increase focal length by 1.5x. Use the self timer to trigger the shutter.
When the moon is full, having some cloud details adds to the impact of the picture, but you do not want to focus on the clouds.
The interned is full of postings on how to take moon shots.
Moonlight is reflected sunlight so exposure of the moon to see details on the moon needs to mimic daylight exposure if the sky is clear. Try ISO 100, 1/100 and f 16 or f 11 if the sky is clear. Look at your histogram and use exposure compensation to fine tune the exposure. If you want a faster shutter speed, start with use ISO 200 and 1/250 and then adjust with ex comp.
With a 70-300mm lens, set DX Image size on your D 850 to increase focal length by 1.5x. Use the self timer to trigger the shutter.
When the moon is full, having some cloud details adds to the impact of the picture, but you do not want to focus on the clouds.
The interned is full of postings on how to take moon shots.
Aug 15, 2019 14:29:39 #
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
Here’s one I just took. I’m learning as I go.
As I look at your photo I remember that 300mm on an APS-C camera is barely strong enough for a really good shot. It took me much practice. Attached is a cropped shot using a Sigma 18-250mm at 250mm on a T2i. This was after several tries and a little sharpening in post process.
Aug 15, 2019 16:15:19 #
Aug 15, 2019 16:50:36 #
John Gavin wrote:
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?
Using crop mode on a Nikon full frame camera is no different than cropping in post processing. The main advantages of crop mode on some FX Nikons would be smaller files and faster frame rate. Neither would be necessary or advantageous if shooting the moon.
Aug 15, 2019 16:51:23 #
PHRubin wrote:
As I look at your photo I remember that 300mm on an APS-C camera is barely strong enough for a really good shot. It took me much practice. Attached is a cropped shot using a Sigma 18-250mm at 250mm on a T2i. This was after several tries and a little sharpening in post process.
This is good.
Aug 15, 2019 16:56:55 #
Wallen wrote:
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.
No it won't.
Aug 15, 2019 17:24:50 #
that brings up an unrelated subject to me. crop mode simply truncates the image frame, rather than do that why not use more pixel sites to create each pixel? its all software and could be via firmware update?
Aug 15, 2019 19:07:04 #
I have the d7000, d810 and the same lens as you 70-300mm G and I have the 70-200mm 2.8F. Both lenses on the d7000 not a problem but the d810 shows a conflict in infinity ♾ focus or after infinity on both lenses. But it’s still possible to get it sharp.
My last half moon I shot was 1/800 f5.6 iso 2500 @300 mm hand held, with 810.
My older tokina 100mm lens on the 7000 shows unsharpness but on 810 not a problem. The 70-300 is a good lens
My last half moon I shot was 1/800 f5.6 iso 2500 @300 mm hand held, with 810.
My older tokina 100mm lens on the 7000 shows unsharpness but on 810 not a problem. The 70-300 is a good lens
Aug 15, 2019 22:28:59 #
LeRoy Hart
Loc: Monterey California
For moonshots i go all manual both shots were taken with a tripod mounted Canon EOS Rebel T7i Canon 100-400 f4-5.6L is lens @ 400 mm F16 shutter speed 1/500 ISO 6400 with a fotodiox 2x extender on the bottom shot. Both shots unprocessed jpg from camera uncropped.
Aug 15, 2019 23:46:38 #
Ok here’s the one I took tonight with my D7100 with the AF-S NIKKOR 55-300 1:4.5-5.6 G ED DX and N-AF 2X TELEPLUS MC7.
f/11.0
0.010000 - ( 1/100 seconds )
600 mm
900 mm (35 mm format)
ISO 100
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
15-08-2019 10:22:44 PM
0.00 EV
Manual exposure
Manual
Auto White Balance
Spot Metering mode
John Welborn Jr.
© 2019
NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D7100
Ver.1.04
35767
AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-300mm 4.5-5.6G ED
2721446
f/11.0
0.010000 - ( 1/100 seconds )
600 mm
900 mm (35 mm format)
ISO 100
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
15-08-2019 10:22:44 PM
0.00 EV
Manual exposure
Manual
Auto White Balance
Spot Metering mode
John Welborn Jr.
© 2019
NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D7100
Ver.1.04
35767
AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-300mm 4.5-5.6G ED
2721446
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