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So what lens to shoot the moon?
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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 741951" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>I have taken photos of the moon with various lenses over 12 years. I've used a 70-300mm, which was my longest zoom lens for nearly a decade. I bought a Nikkor 500mm reflex lens from the 1970s and used that for a while. I found both of those lenses a bit soft for this work. I use a Sigma 150-600mm C lens now for moon and really most astrophotography subjects.</p><p></p><p>Photo below is about 54 images stacked (RegiStax). Taken February, 2020. D750 with Sigma 150-600mm, shot from a SkyWatcher AZ-GTi goto tracking mount and it's stock tripod. I've had poor full-moon images from all prior attempts, but this one worked.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]344279[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Looking back to 2018, I found a series where I tried comparing the Nikkor 500mm reflex to the Sigma 150-600mm C directly. I even limited the Sigma to 500mm when I took the photos. These are single exposure images, no stacking. It also is before the tracking mount, taken on a tripod.</p><p></p><p>500mm reflex</p><p>[ATTACH]344283[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Sigma at 500mm</p><p>[ATTACH]344284[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 741951, member: 48483"] I have taken photos of the moon with various lenses over 12 years. I've used a 70-300mm, which was my longest zoom lens for nearly a decade. I bought a Nikkor 500mm reflex lens from the 1970s and used that for a while. I found both of those lenses a bit soft for this work. I use a Sigma 150-600mm C lens now for moon and really most astrophotography subjects. Photo below is about 54 images stacked (RegiStax). Taken February, 2020. D750 with Sigma 150-600mm, shot from a SkyWatcher AZ-GTi goto tracking mount and it's stock tripod. I've had poor full-moon images from all prior attempts, but this one worked. [ATTACH=CONFIG]344279._xfImport[/ATTACH] Looking back to 2018, I found a series where I tried comparing the Nikkor 500mm reflex to the Sigma 150-600mm C directly. I even limited the Sigma to 500mm when I took the photos. These are single exposure images, no stacking. It also is before the tracking mount, taken on a tripod. 500mm reflex [ATTACH=CONFIG]344283._xfImport[/ATTACH] Sigma at 500mm [ATTACH=CONFIG]344284._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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