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In Reply to: RE: Likely using 150-500MM posted by LWR on September 23, 2015 at 09:46:13
Big aperture, short shutter speed.The Moon is a moving target. This is key. Long-ish shutter speeds ( > 1/30th second) will have blur.
400-800 will typically result in not much detail. Plan for 100-200, if your equipment allows. 400 can be fine, if your lens can do F4 to F5.6. My preference is 100 F8, and to bracket up/down two stops from there. But, do NOT go beyond 1/30 shutter speed, because you WILL have blur.
Focus is also an issue. It's difficult to focus on a dim object such as the eclipsed Moon. My advice is to set the focus on a VERY distant object before the eclipse, so you're at least in the ballpark.
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I'll let the AF find the distance, I can use the far rim which is 7 miles away.
The F-stop is locked at F-8 which is the sharpest F on that particular lens. It only goes to F5.6 anyway.
I also have the second Nikon with a 18-200 F-3.5 on it That will be on a monopod...
I have never tried this before, the sun in a forest fire was easier I imagine....
Probably the biggest thing to remember is that you're photographing a very dim and distant moving object which is less than 1/2 degree wide.Plan accordingly.
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