My last lunar pictures were with film, but I understand settings are similar. For normal lit moon, use daylight exposure. ISO 100 f16 1/100 second. Will need to to increase exposure as the eclipse progresses. Increased exposure is also needed as telephoto lens increases, I'm going with 300mm lens. Not being familiar with digital ISO, I don't know about the graininess, but to keep the shutter speed acceptable you might use a higher ISO. I think I will use ISO 200 f8 or f5.6 1/125 seconds for starters. No guarentee, but with digital cameras, one can view the image immediately and make adjustments. If one desires foreground, you might stop down some unless the foreground far enough away to be clear with the larger aperture. Have fun!
Some of us archaic people who have forgotten more than we know, and what we know often is only useful on obsolete items, although some may still be around (ie how to rebuild a carberato, more to the subject how to use a Brownie camera or when film speed was decided before you picked up your camera, if lighting, shutter speed, and apeture could not be adjusted to accommodate the film speed you either change the film roll in the camera or leave the scene or adjust the light any way you can, including waiting for a different hour or weather conditions even season) canes and crutches are no longer unacceptable. We accept that getting the desired image is what counts. Sorry for being so wordy.
[quote=Gideon144]Dear friends,
My first camera had manual mode only. The camera had a meter which required one to aim at the part of the scene that was desired to use for setting exposure values. I became fairly skilled at determining camera settings, as I couldn't afford wasting exposures. Then I married and immediately became poor. Then came children. Long story short I am nearing retirement seeing an opportunity for having time for taking photos again. I don't imagine having resources to try different photo set-ups, so I'm exerting myself to become familiar with current equipment. Enough of my story. We purchased a Nikon Cool pix some years ago and learned much. We now have a Nikon D3400 that I am calling a "good " Point and shoot. It takes raw as well as jpegs, but presently have nothing to accommodate the large raw files.
Thanks for your comments, suggestions and help.
My first camera had manual mode only. The camera had a meter which required one to aim at the part of the scene that was desired to use for setting exposure values. I became fairly skilled at determining camera settings, as I couldn't afford wasting exposures. Then I married and immediately became poor. Then came children. Long story short I am nearing retirement seeing an opportunity for having time for taking photos again. I don't imagine having resources to try different photo set-ups, so I'm exerting myself to become familiar with current equipment. Enough of my story. We purchased a Nikon Cool pix and learned much. We now have a Nikon D3400 that I am calling a "good " Point and shoot. It takes raw, but presently have nothing to accommodate the large files.
Thank you everyone,
Lightroom is a computer program that helps organize and adjust photos.
The plan is to decide between subscription and one time expense. I like George 's suggestion to watch You Tube instruction videos. It appears we will need a good computer with huge hard drive. Will be saving for that, maybe can purchase around July.
I am new to digital photography. We discovered current cameras do not use film. We purchased a good point and shoot to learn how to use these cameras. Reading your comments it appears "lightroom" has replaced the darkroom. For example the question about the too bright sky I would under expose the photo and have the technician burn the part's under exposed. Most comments here talked about lightroom.
Hi. Got the lens to Boulder. Tech's are not in Sundays. So gotta wait. It has a rotating tripod collar and two rings. There is a switch for M/ A focus. The guy at the sales counter says the current version is, I think, $2700. Sure hope it can be fixed. The image still looks to my eye.
Hoping it's not mold. I found a place in boulder, hoping tobget there today. Your comments indicated urgency in case of mold. There is no filter on it. It was brought up from the cool basement, bet it had not cleared. It appears to only on the outer lense. Will try to keep in in a warm dry location. Will keep posted. Thanks
Thanks. With your help there is hope. I couldn't replace this lens. We'll see what happens next week. Work full time, not much left for shopping. Sure am looking forward to taking pictures again.
So how do I go about locating such a person? Should I google camera stores and visit them till a competant rrpair tech shows up?.
I still have time as I will be saving for the body and haven't retired yet.
Hi, I'm Godeon144. Hope you are all well.
I took my old lenses to a camera store to see if they are usable on a Nikon D750 body. They are.
I have A Nikon ED AF NIKKOR 80 - 200 mm
1.25 D lens. We attached it to the D750 body. Perfect. Putting it arway I noticed some smudges. Looking closer, we could see the they were inside the lens. Should I have the lens taken apart and cleaned? The store person suggested it looked like condensation.
Thanks again. Don't know what to do.
The body is a Nikon N70 and
A Nikon AF NIKKOR 24 - 120 mm
1.35 - 5.6 D lense and
A Nikon ED AF NIKKOR 80 - 200 mm
1.25 D lens.
I'm Gideon144, and I need lots of help. I think I'm smart, which probably means I'm really not smart. With all my newness, i'm almost 70 years old. I always wanted to be a photographer. Hope you can help make my venture successful. I am considering investing in a Nikon 750 before I loose liveable income. I have a nikon with a couple good lenses that might be usable. From the reviews it sounds like the 750 is a good entry pro camera. Thanks in advance to you all.
Mr Clean. That was my registered janitorial business many years ago. Hello.
What do desire in a point and shoot? I'm guessing price, or maybe size. . .or both? If it's economy, I look for one that uses regular AA batteries, like Nikon Coolpix L26. It's smal, one can get batteries anywhere and way less expensive than a smart phone.