Full moon

[meach]

Took this with the 70-300 on Saturday. I followed Wrotniak's guidelines and used F8 at 1/1000 sec, hand held with IS on, but found I had to increase exposure by 1.5 stops in Olympus Master. 100% crop.

[Ian]

Re: Full moon

A shutter speed of 1,000th second suggests you're using a very high ISO speed. And it shows in your shot, which is quite noisy and soft. You only need to use ISO 100, and at f/7.1 you will be able to shoot at 1/100th:



..like the above

OK, I did use a much more expensive lens, but you should be able to get a similar level of quality with the 70-300. But I don't recommend trying to hand hold the lens.

Use the anti-shock function (5 seconds is about right) to allow the camera to settle after the release is pressed and before the shutter fires. If you don't have a tripod, rest the camera on a cushioon or a pile of books. Focus manually, too, using the magnified focus mode on the LCD screen. I found f/7.1 was ideal; you may want to experiment. You will see the moon moving at the magnification the 70-300 will give you.

Good luck!

Ian

[meach]

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Thanks for the tips Ian. I was shooting at ISO 100 but it was noticeably underexposed so I had to tweak it in Master. Next time I'll try it your way!!

[Ian]

Re: Full moon

Thanks for the tips Ian. I was shooting at ISO 100 but it was noticeably underexposed so I had to tweak it in Master. Next time I'll try it your way!!

OK, at ISO 100 and 1,000th at f/8, you were probably under exposing by almost four stops That certainly explains the result you got.

Ian

[Jonesgj]

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Ian / Paul,

I'm writing down the settings now. My shots are always rubbish, but I'm gonna try again next opportunity. I'm also going to have to look up Anti-shock. I know where it is on the E-3 menu, but I know I have nvever switched it on. Reaching for my manual and Wrotniaks URL now!

Graydon

Edit - Found and read it on P63

[Ian]

Re: Full moon

And if you are using a solid platform for you camera - turn the IS to off.

Ian

[meach]

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OK, at ISO 100 and 1,000th at f/8, you were probably under exposing by almost four stops That certainly explains the result you got.

Ian

Reading Wrotniak properly, his advice was for ISO 800 (somehow I missed that part!). So there's three stops for a start.

[Ian]

Re: Full moon

Reading Wrotniak properly, his advice was for ISO 800 (somehow I missed that part!). So there's three stops for a start.

If you are hand holding you will need a high ISO, but the best way to photograph the moon is with a tripod or some other stable support for the camera, not hand-holding.

Ian

[meach]

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If you are hand holding you will need a high ISO, but the best way to photograph the moon is with a tripod or some other stable support for the camera, not hand-holding.

Ian

I agree entirely. That was my original intention but I remembered I'd printed Wrotniaks's guide - in my hurry I obviously didn't read it properly. Next time I'll be prepared.

[crimbo]

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In film days the RoT was around ISO 125 1/1/125th f4...
I have found that using the HiSpot on the Moon itself gives a good exposure
To get a frame filling image you need 800mm on 4/3rds

[PeterBirder]

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Your post reminded me that I tried a similar exercise a while back. Like you I read Wrotniak and promptly forgot half of his advice. However I did get some results and I think we often learn better from our mistakes This shot was taken hand held with the Bigma at ISO 100, aperture priority, f6.3, 1/400s, spot metering. This was taken when the moon was not quite full and you can see a little more of the craters at the top R/H due to the different angle of the sun. I plan to try again when we have a 1/2 or 1/4 moon to see if I can get more craters if we have a clear sky!



Regards

[meach]

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I think we often learn better from our mistakes


Regards

How right you are - had I read everything properly I would have got better results - and then promptly forgotten it all. Now, with all the discussion things are much more firmly set in my mind. It might have been better all round if I'd just guessed the exposure and then worked out how to put it right - after all, the moon just keeps coming back!!