What you didn't know, Brian, is that I was trying to be smarter than you and to
show you that the DZ lenses were good for moon shots.
They might well be, but it was the operator, as ever, who fell short ...
Chris
On 1 Feb 2010, at 13:29, Brian Swale wrote:
> Chris wrote
>> I had a go and got nothing like Brian's excellent result. My efforts
>> resulted in a
> large round blown highlight -- ?4, 1/6, ISO400 with a 50-200 on my E-3. I was
> impressed with the IS, but not the banded noise when I tried to raise the
> shadows.
>>
>> I shall have to re-think this exposure lark
>
> I had similar results when I used the DZ 14-54.
>
> Then I decided it was time "I" took control; next night put the camera on
> manual, plucked
> an exposure setting off the top of my head, and was, as I wrote, amazed.
>
> Tonight I tried the 300/4 at 1/60 and f/5.6. Too much cloud and I have not
> even
> downloaded the result yet. The 300 is more difficult to focus, what with its
> ability to focus
> past infinity.
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