Just Got A 50D

here's my first try at the moon tonight let me know what you guys think!


P.S no pp was preformed just a crop at 100% and resize

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Not bad at all, touch soft or OOF perhaps, but a thousand times better than my first ever moon shot. What were your settings?

Adrena1in wrote in post #8776185
Not bad at all, touch soft or OOF perhaps, but a thousand times better than my first ever moon shot. What were your settings?

they were iso 400 shutter 400 and f/11

Yep soft a hair but tyco is on the right side!

VIGER wrote in post #8787053
Yep soft a hair but tyco is on the right side!

yea i can for the life of me get this thing to focus it looks good on the viewfinder but asoon as i put on the comp its soft.. also what is tyco im a noob lol

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Tycho_(crater)

For the focus just take a series a shots with different focus settings a pick the best one. Make sure you have an infinity mark on the lens and that you can go over the mark.

VIGER wrote in post #8787641
http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Tycho_(crater)

For the focus just take a series a shots with different focus settings a pick the best one. Make sure you have an infinity mark on the lens and that you can go over the mark.

would a higher F stop help too like maybe instead of 11 which i use maybe like in the 20s or something.

Don't rely on the Auto Focus. Use Live view at 10X zoom on the perimeter and focus manually. Use Mirror Lockup, and either the self time or a remote release. You can get some good moon shots with a 50D. Here's a gallery I have of 50D attempts.:
http://www.flickr.com …o/sets/72157616​281196832/

Around F8-F11 has been the sweet spot for sharpness for me.

here's a 100% crop of one i did last night a little better i think?

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Manual focus using live view is a great thing on the 50d - not sure if the precursors had it. Set your camera on a tripod and get it ready..disable autofocus and use the LCD to focus + Magnifying zoom to 10x

Makes a ton of difference ! (Also better than my first moon shot by the way)

They're good, but it's still a bit soft.

Use live view to get in focus, mirror lockup, and if no remote, set the timer.

Below is ISO200 F8 1/200.

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JLB768 wrote in post #8895324
Use live view to get in focus, mirror lockup, and if no remote, set the timer.

Below is ISO200 F8 1/200.

Below ISO200 F8 1/10th

Very sharp ! Did you PP any and what camera and lens did you use ?

Celestron wrote in post #8896123
Very sharp ! Did you PP any and what camera and lens did you use ?

PP? You'll have to forgive me, I'm new to this. I used a Canon 40D with a Canon EF 70-300 F/4-5.6 IS USM on a tripod. I've yet to buy a remote, so I used mirror lockup, and the timer. I did crop them, and sharpen them a little using Digital Photo Professional.

JLB768 wrote in post #8901970
PP? You'll have to forgive me, I'm new to this. I used a Canon 40D with a Canon EF 70-300 F/4-5.6 IS USM on a tripod. I've yet to buy a remote, so I used mirror lockup, and the timer. I did crop them, and sharpen them a little using Digital Photo Professional.

Very good , it's hard to get a moon image this good on a tripod without a bigger lens . WTG !