VBclick Member 52 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jul 2013 Location: USA More info | Apr 14, 2014 20:36 | #1 I have never photographed a lunar eclipse before. So I need a starting point for good exposure (shutter speed, aperture, ISO). I will be using Canon 5D Mk III, 70-200 mm 2.8 lens (at 200 mm) with 2X TC. I will be shooting on a tripod, I do not have any sort of tracking device and have no idea at which point the moon will start trailing. I don't want to be fumbling with my camera in the dark as the eclipse is happening. If somebody has done this before, could you please share your settings?
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Apr 14, 2014 21:22 | #2 What time zone are you in? Tony
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Apr 14, 2014 21:25 | #3 If you don't have a wireless remote, use your two second timer for shutter release. I'm thinking lower ISO just prior to eclipse 250-400 and maybe bump it up to 500-800 for full coverage. Will probably shoot at 5.6 and adjust accordingly with ss to match Tony
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Apr 14, 2014 21:44 | #4 CatchingUp wrote in post #16834158  What time zone are you in? I am in Central
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Apr 14, 2014 23:45 | #5 You will need considerably more exposure at the height of the eclipse than during a normal full moon. A thread similar to this one, "Tried to get my lunar eclipse tonight", had several posts with examples taken around 1 second, f/4, ISO 400. Exposures like that make a tripod mandatory unless you are willing to use a very high ISO. Canon 80D, 60D, Canon 10-22EFs, 15-85EFS IS, Sigma 100-400, Sigma 135/1.8ART, Sigma 30mm f/1.4DC, Canon 60mm EFs Macro, Rokinon 8mm fisheye, 550EX flash, Olympus TG6 underwater P&S
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Apr 15, 2014 00:36 | #6 RodneyCyr wrote in post #16834417 You will need considerably more exposure at the height of the eclipse than during a normal full moon. A thread similar to this one, "Tried to get my lunar eclipse tonight", had several posts with examples taken around 1 second, f/4, ISO 400. Exposures like that make a tripod mandatory unless you are willing to use a very high ISO. One might set the camera for spot metering, see what happens, and go from there. Thanks! That gives me a starting point.
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