[Leica] Shoot the moon

[Don Dory]

Good on you to go all out with a tripod and some software tweeks to show us
why we should have been out gazing at the moon.

On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
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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Don
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