moon shots?

[Dzyubin]

Ok since I just got raynox2025PRO. Moon is out today and I saw some awesome shots with that lens. I got G9, and anyone knows any good settings for the camera?

[gjl711]

All depends on conditions. Here is a nice little calculator you can use to pick out the optimal settings.
http://www.adidap.com/2006/12/06/moon-exposure-calculator/

[NJdez]

just play around with the camera...

ISO 125 | f/4.5 | 1/320 | Full Zoom (NO telephoto lens) | Hand Held | 100% Crop
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j308/ndhernan/Canon%20G10%20Shots/GlenBrookMoon.jpg

[Haole]

gjl711 thanks for posting the calculator, really helpful for us budding photographers

[Dzyubin]

the problem with me is that every time i try to take a picture there is a huge white blob, since light reflects too much.

[NJdez]

the problem with me is that every time i try to take a picture there is a huge white blob, since light reflects too much.
your over exposing the shot.
shoot in Manual if you can. close down your aperature, speed up your
shutter, and you may need to increase your ISO slightly. from my
experience shooting the moon (which isnt much), there are times
when the moon will be so bright you cant get any detail. if it comes
down to it, use a tripod and turn on the ND filter. thatll cut down on
the light a bit and may give you some detail.

[FourStrings]

Here's a shot I took a few weeks ago. Nothing special 100% crop with G10. :oops:

[gjl711]

the problem with me is that every time i try to take a picture there is a huge white blob, since light reflects too much.
Your over exposed. The moon is surprisingly bright. The calculator is a good tool to get the settings close but as NJdex says, take a pic, review and make adjustments.

[PicBug]

I have good luck taking moon pics before it gets dark, using the rest of NJDez's techniques. Still, nothing to write home about, but moon pics are alot like duck pics. You just have to do them!

[stan the man]

You can also experiment with taking shots of the moon in daylight aswell.

Here: http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x51/springboy_photo/IMG_1374_filtered.jpg

Atb Stan

[Bernoulli]

Go to manual.
ISO low, like 100
Open the aperture all the way.
Zoom in all the way.
Autofocus will work fine.
Start at about 1/100 and image up to about 1/800

Somewhere in there will be the right exposure. Don't trust calculators, just shoot across the exposure range and you'll find it.

If you'll go to POTN's Astronomy and Celestial section you'll see lots of lunar photography.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=136

Here's a shot I made using the above principles (not through a G10 and with some considerable PP).

[stan the man]

Bernoulli That is an excellent shot of the moon.Like something from National Geographic! Best one i've seen.

[ambroseliao]

It also helps to have a BIG lens on your G!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3333154509_552826536c.jpg

You can get shots like this one!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2340371529_927fa7aef4.jpg

The red telescope is a Coulter Odyssey 13.1" Dobsonian with a focal length of 1,500mm f/4.5.

[Dzyubin]

AMAZINGbw!!!! Wow, that is huge. How much did that baby went for?

I got some nice shots today, but I am planning to wait till the full moon comes next week I think so hopefully i will post a picture. Thanks a lot guys for everything.

It also helps to have a BIG lens on your G!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3333154509_552826536c.jpg

You can get shots like this one!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2340371529_927fa7aef4.jpg

The red telescope is a Coulter Odyssey 13.1" Dobsonian with a focal length of 1,500mm f/4.5.

[JackProton]

Use the "Moon11" rule of thumb -- manual mode, shutter speed at 1/ISO sec, aperture at f/11. Use a low ISO for best results. You can open the aperture and speed up the shutter proportionally for the same exposure, e.g., 1/2 X 1/ISO sec @ f8, 1/4 X 1/ISO sec @f5.6, etc. Use a tripod and set the shutter release timer.

[CJinAustin]

It also helps to have a BIG lens on your G!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3333154509_552826536c.jpg


You must be one big MoFo; I'd probably go with a neck strap with that setup,,, but you stayed with the wrist...

[KarlMarsh]

http://karlmarsh.smugmug.com/photos/258941025_ktLKq-X3.jpg

Here is mine. I have since learned that it is better to shoot the moon when it is not full. Thats how you get better detail in the craters. A full moon always looks smooth except at the very top.

[ambroseliao]

It was a Craigslist find. They seem to come up once in a while. It has been a blast using it with my G7. I paid $175 for it with 3 high quality eyepieces and a Telrad finder. It was in excellent shape. The mirror perfect and everything working perfectly.

AMAZINGbw!!!! Wow, that is huge. How much did that baby went for?

I got some nice shots today, but I am planning to wait till the full moon comes next week I think so hopefully i will post a picture. Thanks a lot guys for everything.

[Chris30D]

the problem with me is that every time i try to take a picture there is a huge white blob, since light reflects too much.

Like it has been said before, use Manual but also use spot metering and use the light meter to find your proper exposure. Since the moon is a light gray colored object, aim for +1 or so on the meter. Maybe closer to 0 if you want some more crater detail to show. Or try a range of shots between 0 and 2 to see what looks best.

[NJdez]

Like it has been said before, use Manual but also use spot metering and use the light meter to find your proper exposure. Since the moon is a light gray colored object, aim for +1 or so on the meter. Maybe closer to 0 if you want some more crater detail to show. Or try a range of shots between 0 and 2 to see what looks best.
his problem to begin with is over exposure...so further over exposing isnt going to help

[mpeters]

the problem with me is that every time i try to take a picture there is a huge white blob, since light reflects too much.

As noted by others, you need to use manual. Even with the extender, the moon is simply not going to take up enough of the frame to get the meter to function properly, and too much of the black sky is going to be averaged into the frame. Spot metering will work better.

Moon 11 or sunny 16 - great starting points.

I would start with ISO 100, f5.6, 1/400th on the G and tweak from there.

[who-me]

Wow thanks guys this thread has been very helpful with some fantastic pictures too :)
I did some pictures with my Panasonic but haven't had the chance to try with my Canon 40D just yet :(
I can't seem to post any photos here ether sadly but I'm working on this .

[Chris30D]

his problem to begin with is over exposure...so further over exposing isnt going to help

That's why I said to use the spot meter. You'd be correct if the camera was set at evaluative metering, but spot meter with the spot on the bright moon reading +1 will not be overexposed. Read up on how spot metering works and try it yourself - I think you'll like it! It's all I ever use now. Evaluative metering just assumes too much and is wrong many times, especially in a scene like this with lots of dark around the subject - it just doesn't know what your subject is. But you do, so use the spot meter to find out the exposure.

[Dzyubin]

Wow, so much help!!! Thank you! I got some nice shots for the past couple days manual mode does it's wonders I say. bw!