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04/27/2005 08:47:17 AM · #1 |
| What settings to use with Nikon D100 with 80-400 VR lens to shoot moon shots? |
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04/27/2005 08:51:38 AM · #2 |
| Tripod (obviously) and fairly fast shutter. Set your aperture to about f8 or smaller. The moon is very bright. Bracket your shutter speeds until you get good detail without blowing out the highlights. Probably 1/250 or so. |
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04/27/2005 08:59:19 AM · #3 |
And take multiple shots. Atmospheric interference can be a really significant source of blur, unless you have very good "seeing" conditions. So take a series of shots and select the best of them. Also recommend using manual focus.
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04/27/2005 09:04:01 AM · #4 |
I agree, a full moon is very bright. I used 1/125th of second at f11.0 with my Nikkor 1000mm f11.0 catadioptric (mirror) lens with a x2 converter. There is only one f-stop on this lens. Here is a sample.
I also use the spot metering mode to greatly reduce the area being measured. I place the moon right on the centre metering area and adjust placement in Photoshop if required.
The moon was out in all its glory early this morning when I was walking the dogs and I was thinking that it would make for a nice image, especially since it was the early morning light and was framed by clouds at the time. Please post your results.
Message edited by author 2005-04-27 09:07:11.
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04/27/2005 09:09:41 AM · #5 |
After you take multiple images, download a program called Registax.
Registax 3
You can stack multiple images to make a sharp image.
Heres before
And after stacking and optimizing
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04/27/2005 09:10:36 AM · #6 |
Here are a few that are already in my portfolio:
  
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