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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

11/30/2005 10:35:01 AM · #1

Hi!
how he did it?
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i have an A510 cam - i tried to take a shot of the moon & i got just a small little snow ball. hmm.tips?

Message edited by author 2005-11-30 15:35:21.

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

11/30/2005 10:36:48 AM · #2

Did you mean this?

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

11/30/2005 10:39:49 AM · #3

He "digiscoped" it. In other words, he attached the camera to a small telescope to get the very long focal length. In order to fill the frame with the moon, you need about 2000mm focal length with a 35mm camera. If you had "70x zoom" you might be about getting there.

sabphoto

Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+

11/30/2005 10:41:04 AM · #4

well for one thing it is through a 20x scope so he got closer. Second it was during the day and third would be his shutter and aperature settings:
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 100

The main thing I'm sure that helped was the daylight.

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/30/2005 10:42:07 AM · #5

Originally posted by kirbic:

do you need some extra equipment to do this, or can you just shoot through the scope?

(sorry if this is a weird / stupid question, just wondering :))

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

11/30/2005 10:43:38 AM · #6

Lots of examples of lunar and other astrophotography here.

For digiscoping, you need an adapter that joins your scope to your camera.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

11/30/2005 10:44:01 AM · #7

Originally posted by biteme:

Originally posted by kirbic:
He "digiscoped" it. In other words, he attached the camera to a small telescope to get the very long focal length. In order to fill the frame with the moon, you need about 2000mm focal length with a 35mm camera. If you had "70x zoom" you might be about getting there.

do you need some extra equipment to do this, or can you just shoot through the scope?

(sorry if this is a weird / stupid question, just wondering :))

All you really need is a simple adapter to hold the camera up to the eyepiece, and a remote release (or use self-timer). And the telescope, of course!

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/30/2005 10:47:16 AM · #8

ok. and the shutterspeed, does it extend if you use a scope? or is it just the same?

oh thanx for the link, strangeghost! I love looking at photos like these :)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

11/30/2005 10:53:13 AM · #9

Originally posted by biteme:

ok. and the shutterspeed, does it extend if you use a scope? or is it just the same?...

The answer is, "almost always yes, and how much depends on the scope."

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/30/2005 11:12:30 AM · #10

thanx again kirbic :D

11/30/2005 11:30:29 AM · #11

I placed the lens of my Coolpix 990 to the eye piece of my Pentax 20-60x spotting scope, zoomed the camera to remove round black circle, focused on the moon and shot. Thats it. It was a daytime shot. Thanks for asking

Here are a few more examples of digiscoping:

Message edited by author 2005-11-30 16:34:02.

11/30/2005 11:43:53 AM · #12

Originally posted by sabphoto:

It can be done at night too. Also, you have to adjust speed and ISO, the scope image can be quite dark. These shots were all at the scope setting at 20x, zoomed up to 5x on the coolpix. Scope above 40x you get way to much movement unless you really have a heavy tripod or to much heat waves. Van

Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX DG HSM for Canon EOS

11/30/2005 11:48:37 AM · #13

digiscope...
hmm.
so you need some special gear for that?
or just put it near the scope?
thx

Pioneer

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

11/30/2005 11:50:33 AM · #14

I also have a tring set up for my spotting scope and tried taking photo's of the moon at 45 x zoom and lower ranges, but not happy with them. I got my new Bigma 50 - 500 mm lens and I took this photo hand held at 500 mm and I am very happy with the outcome. This is original size but cropped

soup

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

11/30/2005 11:55:18 AM · #15

that fits the nude theme as well as my hot dog shot ;}

11/30/2005 11:59:17 AM · #16

Just my coolpix and the scope on tripod. You can get mounts to attach to certain scopes, but they do not make them for my model of scope. The moon is easy, wildlife are hard because of movement. In order to get good light ya have to shoot at as slow speed as possible, or higher ISO, grain kills ya. "Blue Moon" was before I knew about Neatimage, so I didn't remove any grain, it lookes better. Van

11/30/2005 12:04:25 PM · #17

Originally posted by vtruan:

so you held the cam near the scope? thats it? :-)

11/30/2005 12:07:09 PM · #18

Originally posted by koko:

Originally posted by vtruan:
Just my coolpix and the scope on tripod. You can get mounts to attach to certain scopes, but they do not make them for my model of scope. The moon is easy, wildlife are hard because of movement. In order to get good light ya have to shoot at as slow speed as possible, or higher ISO, grain kills ya. "Blue Moon" was before I knew about Neatimage, so I didn't remove any grain, it lookes better. Van

so you held the cam near the scope? thats it? :-)

Yep...Lens to lens (kind of dirty dancing style) :)