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With much thanks to Rog for his help and useful info. Here is our first attempt at capturing that fanastic view:-
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8423/dsc0487.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/dsc0487.jpg/)
no problems, very nice for first attempt. You can try holding the camera close to the lense you will be suprised how good the images you can get of the moon doing this.
by the way if you have questions I am quite happy to help out where I can
rictus01
24-07-09, 10:44 PM
Cool shot.
_Stretchie_
24-07-09, 10:46 PM
A big thunbs up
Filipe M.
24-07-09, 10:53 PM
no problems, very nice for first attempt. You can try holding the camera close to the lense you will be suprised how good the images you can get of the moon doing this.
by the way if you have questions I am quite happy to help out where I can
We have the T-Adapter for the camera (Nikon DLSR), so all we need is to pop it in the eyepiece holder and wait for half an hour for the shake to disappear! Remote shutter and mirror lock-up /delay are really in order for this one...
That one was taken with the D60 at ISO800 and 1/100 shutter speed which is really too low for this long a "lens", hence the slight blurring. ISO800 is also a bit noisy on the D60, so a bit of noise reduction was applied, taking a bit more detail with it... I'll try the D90 one of these nights, it'll easily go up to ISO1600 before noise begins being a real issue.
Once again, thanks for the help. :)
Speedy Claire
25-07-09, 05:51 AM
wow! thats fantastic
Nice try ... what manual lens was used? Next time be sure you use spot metering as the centre weighted setting will not expose well. I have got pics of the moon in the past using a Pentax k100d and an old Tokina 400mm manual lens. Got some deent pics with that but i have been waiting for a chance to see how the D90 will do with the 70-300VR lens and as you said the D90 high iso capabilites are brilliant.
How about this for iso 3200 straight out of camera!!!
http://tc3.smugmug.com/photos/517934149_i2VPH-L.jpg
Quiff Wichard
25-07-09, 11:58 AM
me confused>?
an Anna and Filipe amalgamtion? shared pic and the use of "we" .
have I missed a marriage? :eek:
Spiderman
25-07-09, 12:47 PM
me confused>?
an Anna and Filipe amalgamtion? shared pic and the use of "we" .
have I missed a marriage? :eek:
Yes you have Quiff old man, do try and keep up.
You and i were married last weekend in Vegas, remember. I wore a suit and you wore that dress with the built in suspenders ;)
Anyway, gret pic anna/fillipie. Nice to see a bit of the moon as most peoples first attempts always tend to be at full moon, which is pretty in itself of course but this pic i like a lot. :)
Filipe M.
25-07-09, 02:24 PM
Nice try ... what manual lens was used? Next time be sure you use spot metering as the centre weighted setting will not expose well.
Erm... we used a telescope ;) Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ, with the T-Adapter and T-Ring for the Nikon D60. ;) Fully manual exposure, focusing, composition and blurring due to tripod shake (the thing doesn't have VR, you see...)! ;) No cropping needed, that was exactly how it came out of the camera.
I have got pics of the moon in the past using a Pentax k100d and an old Tokina 400mm manual lens. Got some deent pics with that but i have been waiting for a chance to see how the D90 will do with the 70-300VR lens and as you said the D90 high iso capabilites are brilliant.
The D90 is absolutely remarkable at high ISOs for a camera in that price range, and coupled with the 70-300VR should give you excellent performance. I have the 70-300G version, which is only decent as far as optics go (suffers from really bad fringing in high contrast edges :( ), can't wait to have the spare money to go for the VR version as the optics are said to be worlds apart from the crappy G version.
me confused>?
an Anna and Filipe amalgamtion? shared pic and the use of "we" .
I guess you can say that, yes :geek:
have I missed a marriage? :eek:
Not yet :geek:
Filipe M.
25-07-09, 02:25 PM
Anyway, gret pic anna/fillipie. Nice to see a bit of the moon as most peoples first attempts always tend to be at full moon, which is pretty in itself of course but this pic i like a lot. :)
Thanks Spidey. ;) Full moon is boring! :D
Thanks Spidey. ;) Full moon is boring! :D
I quite agree, I much prefer one cheek showing or may be a slight crack... never the whole full moon...:smt004
sorry I digress...
Nice shoot of the moon in this 40th annversary.....
Question.. off topic... I know... but is there a photo anywhere taken from the Hubble or from earth of the bits and pieces NASA left on the moon ?
I do believe they went there, just curious thats all.
Filipe M.
25-07-09, 02:43 PM
Nice shoot of the moon in this 40th annversary.....
Question.. off topic... I know... but is there a photo anywhere taken from the Hubble or from earth of the bits and pieces NASA left on the moon ?
I do believe they went there, just curious thats all.
Not sure, but give this (http://www.kenrockwell.com) website a go. He is a photographer, writes tutorials and reviews on photo gear in a very personal way, and he's completely lunatic for the man in the moon thing (pardon the pun). He wrote a step-by-step "tribute" to the moon landing, so maybe you'll find some interesting stuff there.
Hi Filipe
I have always wanted to try attaching a dslr to a telescope and the fact you did not have to crop at all is pretty cool in my book. Do you know what the equivilent focal length it is to a lens? Must be a 1000mm at least i would think?
Full moon shots are boring i agree and you do get better detail due to shadows on the craters when moon is only part lit.
Look forward to seeing some more if you get time to post em.
Yup the model used is 1000mm equivelent, the aperture is F/9.
Filipe M.
25-07-09, 08:03 PM
Hi Filipe
I have always wanted to try attaching a dslr to a telescope and the fact you did not have to crop at all is pretty cool in my book. Do you know what the equivilent focal length it is to a lens? Must be a 1000mm at least i would think?
Full moon shots are boring i agree and you do get better detail due to shadows on the craters when moon is only part lit.
Look forward to seeing some more if you get time to post em.
Yup the model used is 1000mm equivelent, the aperture is F/9.
Yup, that was only the first try, I'll see what I can come up with next...
Oh, and if you take into account the Nikon D60 / D90 DX sensor crop factor, then it's actually a 1500 mm lens :o
tigersaw
25-07-09, 10:05 PM
This was taken with my casio exilim, hand held,
http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=3099
thedonal
26-07-09, 07:58 PM
Fantastic Pic Anna and also Tigersaw.
Are these straight camera shots, or is the camera attached to a telescope?
tigersaw
26-07-09, 08:02 PM
Fantastic Pic Anna and also Tigersaw.
Are these straight camera shots, or is the camera attached to a telescope?
Mine was a straight camera shot
thedonal
26-07-09, 08:49 PM
Wow- what camera and zoom? I'm guessing something pretty decent.
I've got a Panasonic Lumix FZ-20- it's got 12x optical zoom but I don't think I could manage that sort of shot- and it's nothing compared to a decent SLR (cell or digi) and appropriate lens, I suppose...
tigersaw
26-07-09, 10:43 PM
Its a casio FX20 - 20x optical zoom and 40 frames per second. Basically just zoom in, hold as steady as you can, press the button!
Twas cheap from jessops, picture quality nothing exiting (cmos chip not ccd or other way round), but what with its HD video and up to 1000 frames per second slomo video its good fun
Fantastic Pic Anna and also Tigersaw.
Are these straight camera shots, or is the camera attached to a telescope?
Camera attached to a telescope, straight out of the camera, no cropping.
I forgot to ask you if your telescope came with a motor for the tripod. If it has then you can get some great photos by doing long exposures at the night sky. You should somewhere on the scope have a piggyback mount for the camera (sometimes on the oring that holds the scope) point the scope straight up and do a long exposure of say 2 mins. You will see some nice effects.
Fizzy Fish
27-07-09, 07:36 AM
Awesome pic guys! :thumbsup:
Filipe M.
27-07-09, 10:35 AM
I forgot to ask you if your telescope came with a motor for the tripod. If it has then you can get some great photos by doing long exposures at the night sky. You should somewhere on the scope have a piggyback mount for the camera (sometimes on the oring that holds the scope) point the scope straight up and do a long exposure of say 2 mins. You will see some nice effects.
Nope, no motor... yet! ;) Gotta have something to look forward to! ;)
Awesome pic guys! :thumbsup:
Thanks :D
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