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falconeye · 05-21-2008, 04:22 AM

Originally posted by dkittle

Tamron SP 300mm with Pentax 1.7x TC
510mm equivelant, f5.6 on the lens (the TC reports f9.5), 1/500 second, ISO 400mm
handheld :-)

WOW!
You even slightly beat Gimbal's moon in the amount of detail captured. Of course, he has more contrast and looks more stunning. But you probbaly could achieve this via PPing as well.

You're right, the moon is a good subject to compare tele lenses and TCs

garth1948 · 05-21-2008, 04:47 AM

1/125, F8, ISO 100, 300mm (450mm).
Sigma 70-300 APO at full stretch on a K20D
Still upside down compared with you guys.

Buddha Jones · 05-21-2008, 04:47 AM

How are you guys getting the craters to show up in your moon shots, is it just the use of the smaller aperature?

garth1948 · 05-21-2008, 04:59 AM

Absolutely!.
f8 to f11 for sharpness, 1/125 to take out earth's rotation and ISO quite low.
My K20 & lens was happy at ISO 100.

Outlaw · 05-23-2008, 05:48 AM

Been trying to work out how to post a moon picture and I keep getting all screwed up so hopefully this link to a forum post will work.

User Photo Gallery - Night Scene

EDIT: Oops . . forgot the camera data: 1/400th, ISO800. F6.7 @ 500mm (Bigma), tripod & K10D

05-21-2008, 04:47 AM	#62
garth1948 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 293	Tonites Moon Phot 1/125, F8, ISO 100, 300mm (450mm). Sigma 70-300 APO at full stretch on a K20D Still upside down compared with you guys. Last edited by garth1948; 06-02-2008 at 04:06 AM.

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05-21-2008, 04:22 AM	#61
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	Originally posted by dkittle Tamron SP 300mm with Pentax 1.7x TC 510mm equivelant, f5.6 on the lens (the TC reports f9.5), 1/500 second, ISO 400mm handheld :-) WOW! You even slightly beat Gimbal's moon in the amount of detail captured. Of course, he has more contrast and looks more stunning. But you probbaly could achieve this via PPing as well. You're right, the moon is a good subject to compare tele lenses and TCs

05-21-2008, 04:47 AM	#63
Buddha Jones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,587 Original Poster	How are you guys getting the craters to show up in your moon shots, is it just the use of the smaller aperature?

05-21-2008, 04:59 AM	#64
garth1948 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 293	Absolutely!. f8 to f11 for sharpness, 1/125 to take out earth's rotation and ISO quite low. My K20 & lens was happy at ISO 100.

05-23-2008, 05:48 AM	#65
Outlaw Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 108	Been trying to work out how to post a moon picture and I keep getting all screwed up so hopefully this link to a forum post will work. User Photo Gallery - Night Scene EDIT: Oops . . forgot the camera data: 1/400th, ISO800. F6.7 @ 500mm (Bigma), tripod & K10D

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