chicagoastronomer
23rd of May 2007 (Wed), 01:59
A Free 1.5x Teleconverter Lens and Related Test
This evening, I was at the lakefront playing with camera to telescope configurations and taking test Moon shots. In my case of loose optics and parts, I came across a lens I saved from an old video camera and thought perhaps, I could use it for the Canon Powershot S3.
It was a windy night, and the tripod had shake, but I was able to snag some Lunar shots without and with the Teleconverter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/josephguzman/PowerShot%20S3/1-1.jpg
The first image was taken with full 12x optical zoom on the S3. The second image was taken with the 1.5x Teleconverter just placed against the UV filter that was screwed onto my lens adapter. The size of the image was not altered, but the cropping could have been better. It is as it was exposed.
The full narrative and more test images can be found here:
http://astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=ps3&action=display&thread=1179903253
For a free hunk of glass...it ain't bad!
This evening, I was at the lakefront playing with camera to telescope configurations and taking test Moon shots. In my case of loose optics and parts, I came across a lens I saved from an old video camera and thought perhaps, I could use it for the Canon Powershot S3.
It was a windy night, and the tripod had shake, but I was able to snag some Lunar shots without and with the Teleconverter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/josephguzman/PowerShot%20S3/1-1.jpg
The first image was taken with full 12x optical zoom on the S3. The second image was taken with the 1.5x Teleconverter just placed against the UV filter that was screwed onto my lens adapter. The size of the image was not altered, but the cropping could have been better. It is as it was exposed.
The full narrative and more test images can be found here:
http://astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=ps3&action=display&thread=1179903253
For a free hunk of glass...it ain't bad!