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<blockquote data-quote="PapaST" data-source="post: 329199" data-attributes="member: 8330"><p>I never realized just how fast the moon moves in the sky when you're trying to shoot with a long lens. Mounted on a tripod I take some time to center the moon and seconds later it's almost out of my viewfinder. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Even on a tripod if your shutter speed is too slow then you'll get "blur". I would follow STM's advice with the Bright Sunny Day thing. I typically just spot meter directly on the bright side of the moon and figure my settings from there. I try to get at least 1/500 shutter or faster. I'm not so concerned about aperture since the object is so far away. I typically go with a wider aperture and adjust ISO so my shutter can be quick. I've had decent results with AF. I've tried many times to manually focus with and without live view and that's a challenge sometimes too. From the viewfinder I'm never quite 100% sure that it's dead on focused and using live view (zoomed in 3 or 4 times) the object is so fast and shaky that it's tough to get it. This was done tonight. Unfortunately the skies weren't completely clear. I had small clouds passing through the frame. </p><p></p><p>With my 150-600mm Tamron</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ogXKVH" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/14620475263_630091c58c_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ogXKVH" target="_blank">BM7_7219</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people//" target="_blank">BMalinis</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Here is with my 150-600 Tamron and a Kenko's 1.4 TC. Not as sharp as the first pic.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ofbTmT" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2906/14600403735_5902afce69_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ofbTmT" target="_blank">BM7_7251</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people//" target="_blank">BMalinis</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PapaST, post: 329199, member: 8330"] I never realized just how fast the moon moves in the sky when you're trying to shoot with a long lens. Mounted on a tripod I take some time to center the moon and seconds later it's almost out of my viewfinder. :( Even on a tripod if your shutter speed is too slow then you'll get "blur". I would follow STM's advice with the Bright Sunny Day thing. I typically just spot meter directly on the bright side of the moon and figure my settings from there. I try to get at least 1/500 shutter or faster. I'm not so concerned about aperture since the object is so far away. I typically go with a wider aperture and adjust ISO so my shutter can be quick. I've had decent results with AF. I've tried many times to manually focus with and without live view and that's a challenge sometimes too. From the viewfinder I'm never quite 100% sure that it's dead on focused and using live view (zoomed in 3 or 4 times) the object is so fast and shaky that it's tough to get it. This was done tonight. Unfortunately the skies weren't completely clear. I had small clouds passing through the frame. With my 150-600mm Tamron [url=https://flic.kr/p/ogXKVH][img]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/14620475263_630091c58c_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/ogXKVH]BM7_7219[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people//]BMalinis[/url], on Flickr Here is with my 150-600 Tamron and a Kenko's 1.4 TC. Not as sharp as the first pic. [url=https://flic.kr/p/ofbTmT][img]https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2906/14600403735_5902afce69_k.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/ofbTmT]BM7_7251[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people//]BMalinis[/url], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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