Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave, If someone goes up there again (probably the Chinese), it will probably turn up later at Photo Arsenal in Germany - most of the stuff from the Leica Museum did :-) Cheers and thanks for looking Douglas David Rodgers wrote: > Douglas, > > Nice moon shots. I don't see the TT as too soft. They're all gorgeous. > Is that a Hasselblad I see lying on the ground up there? :-) > > DaveR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Sharp [mailto:douglas.sharp@gmx.de] > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:03 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The Biggest Moon, 1 day late. > > Hmmm Len, > it looks just like the moon I shot a while back, but without the > planet's shadow getting in the way :-) > > I made some attempts to find the right exposure and lens for moonshots > taken during a recent partial lunar eclipse - it was 35,000 km further > away too. > > Camera Canon 20D > > 1: Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar f4/300mm > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/20080816-_MG_8204-Edit.jpg.html > > 2: Leica Telyt-R 4/250mm > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/20080816-_MG_8226-Edit.jpg.html > > 3: Novoflex T-Noflexar- 5.6/400mm (The "Bazooka") > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/20080816-_MG_8240-Edit.jpg.html > > Manual exposure - it's easy to get it wrong and surprisingly close to > daylight exposure - all hand held, ISO 200, 1/125th or 1/250th all wide > open, lens barrel leaned against the door frame. > > I tried a Sigma 8/600mm mirror lens too, but it wobbled too much without > > a tripod > > My conclusions: > Keep away from any automatic settings > Forget the CZ lens for shooting the moon, it's too soft wide open > The Leica lens (first version) is too heavy to keep perfectly still, and > > a little too short > The Novoflex is just the thing. I'l must try and find the 600mm head for > it > > Maybe I'll try it with a 2x converter and a tripod next time, and lock > the mirror up before shooting. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > > > > > Leonard Taupier wrote: > >> Yup. I went 1/2 stop faster to try and get rid of camera shake. Most >> people will use the meter in the camera and end up about 10 stops >> overexposed. >> >> The lens is pretty neat and in great shape. You don't see them for >> sale very often. At a little over $300 I couldn't pass it up. I've had >> > > >> it about 6 months now. >> >> Thanks for looking, >> Len >> >> >> On Dec 17, 2008, at 9:45 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: >> >> >>> Moon Exposure is pretty easy.... Sunny 16. >>> >>> Always is, unless you have a cloudy night...... >>> >>> A really nice shot..... pretty exotic lens as well..... >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> red735i@earthlink.net\ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >