Thats pretty good, when I tried to take pictures with my point and shoot, the moon was all blurry.
im no photography pro...
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but i was super stoked when i took pictures of tonight's moon with my simple pointnshoot + tripod.
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some photoshopping, to make it pop more...
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15x optical zoom, 100 iso, 1/60
original...
some photoshopping, to make it pop more...
15x optical zoom, 100 iso, 1/60
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Because of the lack of light, the shudder speed is really slow. You need a tripod to get a shot like that.
Originally Posted by Sullivan Thats pretty good, when I tried to take pictures with my point and shoot, the moon was all blurry. |
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Actually you don't necessarily need a tripod because of the brightness of the moon (but it makes it easier). Check out the OP's shutter speed: 1/60". Very doable hand held. When shooting the moon, you shoot with the same approximate settings as you would in daylight. The key is to meter off the moon itself and not the surrounding sky, which will cause a long shutter speed.
Originally Posted by Kamikaze127 Because of the lack of light, the shudder speed is really slow. You need a tripod to get a shot like that. |
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You should be, it looks great! What camera do you have now?
Originally Posted by burrbit yeah, you cant really shoot the moon with a slow shutter speed or you just get a bright ball of light, with anything faster than 1/60" i was losing some lumination as well. im pretty pleased with how it came out though, i cannot wait to buy a proper dslr camera this summer. |
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However, he was also at a maxed out tele on his lens which is 15x. I think that translates into a focal length around 200mm, but I'm not positive.
Hand holding that with IS on in my S5 (12x zoom and a smidge of digital to "simulate" true 15x), I get a soft image. Getting a perfectly crisp shot with a P&S at max tele, at 1/60" it might be possible depending on the person....
Originally Posted by GoneTomorrow Actually you don't necessarily need a tripod because of the brightness of the moon (but it makes it easier). Check out the OP's shutter speed: 1/60". Very doable hand held. When shooting the moon, you shoot with the same approximate settings as you would in daylight. The key is to meter off the moon itself and not the surrounding sky, which will cause a long shutter speed. |
Hand holding that with IS on in my S5 (12x zoom and a smidge of digital to "simulate" true 15x), I get a soft image. Getting a perfectly crisp shot with a P&S at max tele, at 1/60" it might be possible depending on the person....
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For his camera it's 414mm.
The x value is just the amount between the widest length and the current one.
Easy example: A camera with the widest angle being 20mm zoomed in at 100mm would be at 5x. If the range of the camera lens is 20 to 200mm, it as a zoom factor of 10x.
Originally Posted by Oscuro However, he was also at a maxed out tele on his lens which is 15x. I think that translates into a focal length around 200mm, but I'm not positive. Hand holding that with IS on in my S5 (12x zoom and a smidge of digital to "simulate" true 15x), I get a soft image. Getting a perfectly crisp shot with a P&S at max tele, at 1/60" it might be possible depending on the person.... |
The x value is just the amount between the widest length and the current one.
Easy example: A camera with the widest angle being 20mm zoomed in at 100mm would be at 5x. If the range of the camera lens is 20 to 200mm, it as a zoom factor of 10x.
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