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Moon shooting??????
Good morning all, when is the moon at its largest or the best time to photograph it?, i have a 400mm sigma but cant get close at the moment, is there a telescope i can fit to my canon?
Cheers Cliff
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Hi Cliff, I used a 300mm and stacked a 1.4x & 2x converter to make ~900mm on a 1.3 crop, this was the result: HERE, so I would think on the 500D you would get about 2/3 of this image.
Mark (aka Lostnspace) should be able to advise about telescopes and adaptors.
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I use one of these. Ok its nowhere near as expensive as a proper sky watching telescope but I had to ask myself if I really needed to spend £thousands to do serious astronomical photography.
to get something like this
Taken at 2600mm , had 2 X TC fitted to lens
it depends on how close you want to get. These photos havn't been "blown up" but actual size taken, reduced to go on here.
Taking a picture of the moon this close isn't easy, you would be suprised how fast the moon crosses the sky, and I had to guess the moons path in advance.Then getting the focus right in a very little time frame as well as camera shake. The slightest movement (even shutter slap) can blur the picture working at this magnification.
Did a little editing to clear up the picture as well.
Impossible to do without a really sturdy tripod.
to get something like this
Taken at 2600mm , had 2 X TC fitted to lens
it depends on how close you want to get. These photos havn't been "blown up" but actual size taken, reduced to go on here.
Taking a picture of the moon this close isn't easy, you would be suprised how fast the moon crosses the sky, and I had to guess the moons path in advance.Then getting the focus right in a very little time frame as well as camera shake. The slightest movement (even shutter slap) can blur the picture working at this magnification.
Did a little editing to clear up the picture as well.
Impossible to do without a really sturdy tripod.
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Originally Posted by Bazza
I use one of these. Ok its nowhere near as expensive as a proper sky watching telescope but I had to ask myself if I really needed to spend £thousands to do serious astronomical photography.
to get something like this
Taken at 2600mm , had 2 X TC fitted to lens
it depends on how close you want to get. These photos havn't been "blown up" but actual size taken, reduced to go on here.
Taking a picture of the moon this close isn't easy, you would be suprised how fast the moon crosses the sky, and I had to guess the moons path in advance.Then getting the focus right in a very little time frame as well as camera shake. The slightest movement (even shutter slap) can blur the picture working at this magnification.
Did a little editing to clear up the picture as well.
Impossible to do without a really sturdy tripod.
to get something like this
Taken at 2600mm , had 2 X TC fitted to lens
it depends on how close you want to get. These photos havn't been "blown up" but actual size taken, reduced to go on here.
Taking a picture of the moon this close isn't easy, you would be suprised how fast the moon crosses the sky, and I had to guess the moons path in advance.Then getting the focus right in a very little time frame as well as camera shake. The slightest movement (even shutter slap) can blur the picture working at this magnification.
Did a little editing to clear up the picture as well.
Impossible to do without a really sturdy tripod.
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Originally Posted by KenTT
Hi Cliff, I used a 300mm and stacked a 1.4x & 2x converter to make ~900mm on a 1.3 crop, this was the result: HERE, so I would think on the 500D you would get about 2/3 of this image.
Mark (aka Lostnspace) should be able to advise about telescopes and adaptors.
Mark (aka Lostnspace) should be able to advise about telescopes and adaptors.
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Haven't got it no more but a £200 Lumix FZ38 had a good zoom on it.
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Cliff i`ll PM you 
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Lens like mine up for sale here at the moment bid is starting at £90
So cheap as chips for a bit of fun
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opteka-130...item2a1a3eb4fc
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So cheap as chips for a bit of fun
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opteka-130...item2a1a3eb4fc
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