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The MOON this morning with a 400mm lens


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#1 MrsP

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 16:20

The lens weighs a ton and so does the tripod but I was determined to get it all outside and see how it shot the moon.
Carylfull moon 400mm(almost) 1-29-13-SEMG_5925.jpg
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#2 vivionm

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 16:29

Wow. I must try this.

#3 Fons Baerken

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 16:40

whats an almost 400mm Caryl?





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Posted 29 January 2013 - 18:10

I was tempted to do the same this morning !

400mm on the 7d , that's a lot of reach !
will sharpness improve even further if you used say f4 ?

nicely done!

something odd going on the left edge, there are blurry patches
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#5 MrsP

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 18:11

It is an almost full moon no an almost 400mm lens
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#6 MrsP

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 18:13

The blurry patches are my attempt to get rid of that white halo. Guess i made a mess.
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#7 Mike G

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 21:14

Nicely done Caryl, Not hand held then? :D

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#8 MrsP

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 21:25

The lens weighs about 15 pounds. It is a monster. I have a very heavy duty tripod for it. Needles to say, I do not carry it around much.
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#9 PedroS

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 21:53

Very nice.
Can we see a picture of the gear?
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 00:15

THat's awesome.

#11 MrsP

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 00:41

Here it is. That is a Gitzo behind it with my Nikon 300mm on it.
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#12 PedroS

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 10:06

thanks :)
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 10:38

That looks pretty darn sharp to be, well done.

If only it would keep still :D
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#14 nfoto

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 10:55

"my Nikon 300mm"


Nah, that is a Canon lens.
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 16:02

"my Nikon 300mm"


Nah, that is a Canon lens.

I think the Nikon is actually hiding behind the Canon lens... :-)

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#16 MrsP

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 16:20

The Nikon 300 is behind the Canon. You can see the tripod if you look cardfully.
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#17 nfoto

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 19:35

So, unless that big Canon lens was used for the actual photograph, what is the point of showing it (and hiding the Nikkor away) ?
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 20:05

Thanks for your pic of the moon Caryl. Always planned but never realized for myself to give the moon a try with one of my long lenses.

I was irritated by the Canon lens as well but after the hint with the Gitzo tripod I got the clue that the 300 mm is required to establish in our imagination.

What I actually see is a Canon 400 mm big glass unit mounted on a manfrotto (?) crying for more solid tripod support :D , and a selection of smaller lenses on the shelf behind with too little detail for guessing what type they are and whether Canon or Nikon or something else
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#19 nfoto

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 20:24

Despite the massive size of than Canon lens, it will only project the moon disc as approx. 4 mm diametre onto the film plane.

For really detailled pictures of the moon you need much longer lenses. Even 1200 mm is not frame-filling on DX/APS-C formats.

Moon with 1200 mm lens (Nikon D2X)

TheMoon_1200mm_A05111214502.jpg
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#20 PedroS

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 20:58

Very nice one Bjorn, but definition is not the same.
Should be related to the lens, sensor, or atmospheric reasons?
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