23 replies to this topic

[MrsP]

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.
Caryl

[vivionm]

Wow. I must try this.

[Fons Baerken]

whats an almost 400mm Caryl?

[armando_m]

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

[MrsP]

It is an almost full moon no an almost 400mm lens
Caryl

[MrsP]

The blurry patches are my attempt to get rid of that white halo. Guess i made a mess.
Caryl

[Mike G]

Nicely done Caryl, Not hand held then?

Edited by Mike G, 29 January 2013 - 21:27 .

[MrsP]

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.
Caryl

[PedroS]

Very nice.
Can we see a picture of the gear?

[yunfat]

THat's awesome.

[MrsP]

Here it is. That is a Gitzo behind it with my Nikon 300mm on it.
Caryl

[PedroS]

thanks

[wildoat]

That looks pretty darn sharp to be, well done.

If only it would keep still

[nfoto]

"my Nikon 300mm"


Nah, that is a Canon lens.

[bjornthun]

"my Nikon 300mm"


Nah, that is a Canon lens.

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

Edited by bjornthun, 30 January 2013 - 16:03 .

[MrsP]

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

[nfoto]

So, unless that big Canon lens was used for the actual photograph, what is the point of showing it (and hiding the Nikkor away) ?

[Millirehm]

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 , 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

[nfoto]

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)

[PedroS]

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