[Leica] Shoot the moon

[Peter Dzwig]

Really nice shot...and as every Leica user knows sometimes old glass is 
very good - even non-Leica glass :-)

Peter

On 23/02/2024 07:37, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> There was a gorgeous full moon tonight. I set up a tripod and my EM-1 
> Mark II on my front porch and mounted my longest lens, a 1970s Vivitar 
> T-4 mount 300mm f/5.5.
> 
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/53546899144/in/dateposted-public/>
> This is cropped to 100% and sharpened by eye to my taste.
> 
> Not too bad for a 1970s lens I picked up for pocket change. It is decent 
> at f/8 and very good at f/11. It has a T4 Nikon mount, to which I added 
> a micro 4/3 adapter. Also helping was a very nice "pre-owned" Manfrotto 
> pan/tilt head that I found at a camera store sale last week. Separate 
> knobs to tighten down pitch, roll, and yaw. Nice.
> 
> Focusing was very difficult because the magnified moon's image was too 
> bright even with the "live view boost" turned off.  And I'm not sure 
> about using image stabilization on an imperfect tripod. Officially, 
> we're supposed to turn IS off, but I've read that sometimes it helps, 
> anyway.  I left it on "I.S. Auto." I took many shots with the 12 second 
> self-timer. Some were good, some were a little blurry.  This one was the 
> best.
> 
> I'll have to try this again on a quarter or crescent moon when there are 
> long shadows.
> 
> Anyway, enjoy.
> --Peter
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Dr. Peter Dzwig