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Tried shooting the moon tonight with the new camera....Hand held and 400mm...I'm impressed with the image stabilizing system on this camera too...Fugi S100
Tried shooting the moon tonight with the new camera....Hand held and 400mm...I'm impressed with the image stabilizing system on this camera too...Fugi S100
I see some good crater detail there, but most of the moon is overexposed. It's tricky to get a good exposure because most cameras will average the exposure for the scene, which of course is mostly black. You basically need spot metering, directly on the bright area. Either that, or just shoot manual. If your camera has a blown-highlight indicator, then use it.
Ok what could I have done to improve this shot, like to capture the craters and such? I used the kit lens that came with my camera, Zuiko 40-150mm, set at full zoom, ISO 100, 3.2 sec @ f/5.6
Have you tried using a higher speed, or smaller aperture with manual settings? Like a lot of my moon shots yours is over exposed..I'm still working on getting the manual settings down right...I'd love to get where Kdog is...I can't see where that moon shot of his can be improved!
Have you tried using a higher speed, or smaller aperture with manual settings? Like a lot of my moon shots yours is over exposed..I'm still working on getting the manual settings down right...I'd love to get where Kdog is...I can't see where that moon shot of his can be improved!
I focused manually and had my camera set on aperture priority allowing the camera to choose shutter speed. I think Wednesday night we are supposed to have a full moon and Saturn is supposed to be most visible on that night as well(left and up from moon at about a 30° angle). If we have clear skies I will try a faster speed, maybe 400 and try to capture both!
Btw when I set the aperture to f/11 and above I got a halo effect around the moon.
Last edited by shipm8; 07-14-2008 at 11:37 AM..
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Thanks for the tip about Wednesday night shipm8...I'm not much good with the manual controls yet...I've been too lazy I guess, but if the sky is clear Wednesday I'll try a bunch of stuff again...Maybe someone has some tips on where to start with the settings for night time moon shots.
Sorry the full moon is actually Friday night, Saturn is supposed to be most visible Wednesday. The link I posted above gives some info on manual settings.
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