Good luck, Fernando. Your tripod is much better than the one I attempted to
use. Show us the results.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Moon Over Tennessee
> What could go wrong if using an OM 4Ti and make a couple or more Spot
> readings of the Moon itself?
>
> I'm planning to do so this night, and include some Earth landscape
> which does have quite a bit of artificial (mercury) lighting.
> Will be using Provia 100F, and the Zuiko 300/4,5 + 1.4X-A and 300/4,5
> + 2X-A; stopped down to ƒ/8, mounted on a Manfrotto 055X Pro B w/ 804
> RC 2 head. I might try the 1.4X and 2X together, just to test the
> combo.
>
> Advice welcome.
>
> Fernando.
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Bob Adler mentioned Thursday that the moonrise can be seen around sundown
>> in California on March 19th, so I started looking here. In the East, it
>> rises too early in the day to make a useful photo. I noticed tonight that
>> it was approaching an overhead position and I had a clear shot, though
>> there was a slight haze around the moon. Not trusting the weather
>> forecast, I decided to do my thing tonight.
>>
>> After trying several tripod shots that were disappointing, I decided to
>> go to the old standard approach, which Tina Manley mentioned sometime
>> back. Camera on Manual, ISO 200, Sunny 16 exposure, manually supported,
>> but leaning against a wall. I gave up trying to manually focus, and set
>> the scale at infinity. This was the best of five shots.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Moon+Over+TN.tif.html
>>
>> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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