Night Getting ready for the super moon

Getting ready for the super moon · 11:30 AM

Monday is the Super full moon.Last night here in Fl. it did look pretty decent.Hand held with the Pentax 55-300 @235mm.--charliezap

**Kevin B123** · 11-13-2016, 12:32 PM

That's pretty good for hand held, why not at 300mm though?, less of a crop then. Weather permitting I will try the 55-300 on a tripod. If there are no moving elements (water etc.) then pixel shift might come to the fore.

charliezap · 11-13-2016, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by Kevin B123

That's pretty good for hand held, why not at 300mm though?, less of a crop then. Weather permitting I will try the 55-300 on a tripod. If there are no moving elements (water etc.) then pixel shift might come to the fore.

I did try 300mm but the resolution was better at a lesser f/l.--charliezap

Janse · 11-13-2016, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by charliezap

I did try 300mm but the resolution was better at a lesser f/l.--charliezap

Impressing details, and handheld too.

**ffking** · 11-13-2016, 12:48 PM

gonna be cloudy here

koekie · 11-13-2016, 04:40 PM

Not hijack this topic or anything, but I just tried the same. K-70, 55-300 PLM, handheld at 300mm, and the super moon results were rather impressive if you'd ask me.

Your shot is much more blurry than what I managed. Probably just luck on my part. Although, I think you can narrow down the aperture from f/6.3 to something like f/11 for better results. Also, a slightly slower shutter speed might help.

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11-13-2016, 12:32 PM	#2
Kevin B123 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Hampshire Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,178	That's pretty good for hand held, why not at 300mm though?, less of a crop then. Weather permitting I will try the 55-300 on a tripod. If there are no moving elements (water etc.) then pixel shift might come to the fore.

11-13-2016, 12:41 PM	#3
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kevin B123 That's pretty good for hand held, why not at 300mm though?, less of a crop then. Weather permitting I will try the 55-300 on a tripod. If there are no moving elements (water etc.) then pixel shift might come to the fore. I did try 300mm but the resolution was better at a lesser f/l.--charliezap

11-13-2016, 12:46 PM	#4
Janse Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 4,460	Originally posted by charliezap I did try 300mm but the resolution was better at a lesser f/l.--charliezap Impressing details, and handheld too.

11-13-2016, 12:48 PM	#5
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039	gonna be cloudy here

11-13-2016, 04:40 PM	#6
koekie Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 42	Not hijack this topic or anything, but I just tried the same. K-70, 55-300 PLM, handheld at 300mm, and the super moon results were rather impressive if you'd ask me. Your shot is much more blurry than what I managed. Probably just luck on my part. Although, I think you can narrow down the aperture from f/6.3 to something like f/11 for better results. Also, a slightly slower shutter speed might help.