I was using the Sigma 70 - 200 at 200 with the 2x teleconverter...
the NEF is so much nicer to look at but this is not a bad representation.
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a 100% crop...
I was using the Sigma 70 - 200 at 200 with the 2x teleconverter... the NEF is so much nicer to look at but this is not a bad representation.
Orlac,
Fairly serious colour cast there (unless that is the colour that you see through big city smog  ) which can be corrected in levels. I did a quick and dirty using a levels adjustment layer - under options I set both clipping values to zero. That got things in the ballpark. White balance for the moon is daylight (+ or - a little)
Under exposed - try spot metering the very brightest part of the moon with +1.7 compensation. I am kinda suprised at the lack of detail. Was the camera tripod mounted or handheld? Cheers Matt
Thats the same colour I saw with the naked eye last night, viewing from Werribee South beach, looking east.
Lack of definition could well be city haze.
It was that color at half time of the soccer....
The nef has more detail than this but i was also surprised. Next time i take some shots of the moon i will try the + 1.7 comp. I was spot metering but no exposure compensation ( not on this shot at least) I think I might have lost some detail because I was shooting though a dirty window..... Tonight I might venture outside and see if i get a clearer result....
olrac I would suggest that you are trying the impossible. Moon shots with that lens even with a TC are always going to be more difficult...you need more length.
Try the moon before dawn rather than late at night. Find a high point somewhere without any other lighting around, and use a tripod. Best of luck. "The good thing about meditation is that it makes doing nothing respectable"
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Oneputt, the shot of the moon i posted was taken with a sigma 70-200 with a 2x tc - yes you are right about needing some more reach as i took 10 shots and only 3 were as sharp and crisp as this one - i don't know if it was a slight vibration from the tripod or the focus not 100% true.
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