Just the moon again, but this time at 2000mm with stacked TCs

pcasciola · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Tonight I had the urge to stack the TCs on my Sigma 500/4.5. The last example got me to about 1960mm, stacking the Sigma 2x + Sigma 1.4x + Tamron 1.4x, which is effectively the same FOV as a 3136mm if you consider the 20D's 1.6x crop. With the 2x + 1.4x, the moon just about filled the frame top to bottom. With all three converters, the moon didn't fit in frame.

Here is the Sigma 500/4.5 + Sigma 2x TC + Sigma 1.4x TC (1400mm), scaled for web:

And here is a 100% crop from that image, with zero post processing:

And here is a 100% crop from the Sigma 500/4.5 + Sigma 2x TC + Sigma 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC (1960mm):

Moppie · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

WOW!

Who needs a telescope.

ryno4youth · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Nice job, what did the camera weight?

andydajo · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

They are amazing, definately a tripod moment, and a good one at that!!!

Curtis N · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Great images, Philip.

Just a technical question: How can you start at f/4.5, loose 3 stops, and get f/11?
Seems like you'd be at f/12.7 wide open with that lens + 2xTC + 1.4xTC.

Sajjad Yasin · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Thanks for all the trouble & pics.....

kenyc · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Wonderful Phillip! Great work.

KAC

skade · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Thats just awesome!

hauff · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Thats great Phil.

ssim · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Way kewl. You might just make me shoot a moon yet. Great job.

rklepper · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Great shots. Thanks for sharing.

dancinec · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Excellent series of moon shots.

robertwgross · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Excellent.

---Bob Gross---

nitsch · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Wow! Amazing! Great shots Philip!

Were these shots handheld?!

j/k

Trik · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Wow! I love the first one especially for its crisp detail and the way it glows.

Trik

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pcasciola POTN SHOPKEEPER Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Millstone Township, NJ Posts: 3,124 IMAGE EDITING OK	Just the moon again, but this time at 2000mm with stacked TCs Tonight I had the urge to stack the TCs on my Sigma 500/4.5. The last example got me to about 1960mm, stacking the Sigma 2x + Sigma 1.4x + Tamron 1.4x, which is effectively the same FOV as a 3136mm if you consider the 20D's 1.6x crop. With the 2x + 1.4x, the moon just about filled the frame top to bottom. With all three converters, the moon didn't fit in frame. Here is the Sigma 500/4.5 + Sigma 2x TC + Sigma 1.4x TC (1400mm), scaled for web: And here is a 100% crop from that image, with zero post processing: And here is a 100% crop from the Sigma 500/4.5 + Sigma 2x TC + Sigma 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC (1960mm): __________________ Philip Casciola Pro Camera Gear - POTN Shop Canon 20D w/BG-E2 grip, 1D Mark I, 1D Mk III (Waiting List) EF 50/1.8, EF 85/1.8, EF 300/4L IS, Sigma 500/4.5 EF-S 10-22, EF-S 18-55, Tamron 28-75/2.8, EF 70-200/2.8L IS Sigma 1.4x & 2x, Tamron 1.4x, Gitzo 2220 Explorer, 322RC2 grip

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Curtis N Master Flasher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US Posts: 18,988	Re: Just the moon again, but this time at 2000mm with stacked TCs Great images, Philip. Just a technical question: How can you start at f/4.5, loose 3 stops, and get f/11? Seems like you'd be at f/12.7 wide open with that lens + 2xTC + 1.4xTC. __________________ "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally Chicago area POTN events Flash Photography 101 \| The EOS Flash Bible \| Techniques for Better On-Camera Flash \| How to Use Flash Outdoors \| Excel-based DOF Calculator

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