Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For those who believe in such stuff there's a whole lot in Adams' books on shooting the moon and its luminance and what that implies in terms of shutter speeds etc etc. Not that I wqould do that.. Peter Dzwig PS I think that the mere mention or hint of Zone systems may be enough to get Ted back on list ;-) Bob Shaw wrote: > Thanks, guys. > > Say; wouldn't that be the Moonie 16 rule? > > And yes, I'll ry it! > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > > On Sep 26, 2007, at 13:25, Sonny Carter wrote: > > On 9/26/07, Bob Shaw <rsphotoimages@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> I've never had a lot of luck photographing the moon. Always had good >> bodies and lenses. Never learned how to do it right. > > > Just use the sunny 16 rule. Put that camera on a tripod, zoom in and > focus. Set it at f16 and the speed correspoding to your ISO. You might > try bracketing the shutter speed some, especially if the air is > exceptionally clear. > >