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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 12, 2007 1:30:54 GMT
Hi gang, Birding lenses are also decent astro lenses because of the long reach. I enjoy practicing long lens and manual focus techniques at the moon, and here's sharing a lunar shot. ;D Shooting detail - 40D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, 1600 mm, f/18, 1/40 sec, ISO 250, manual focus via Live View, 475B/3421 support, September 4, 2007 at Paranaque City.  Crater Copernicus (upper right of center, circa 93 km diameter) dominates the frame in this moonshot taken with the 40D's Live View. The mountain range from left bottom corner to center is Montes Apenninus, while the crater at the mountains' end (center) is Eratosthenes (58 km). At lower left are three fairly large craters - Archimedes (largest, 83 km), Aristillus (middle size, 55 km) and Autolycus (39 km). Now, let's see your moonshots too! Romy |
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Dec 12, 2007 8:54:03 GMT
Moon Shot using my Sigma 50-500mm taken last August 22 2007  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 12, 2007 9:43:42 GMT
Moon Shot using my Sigma 50-500mm taken last August 22 2007 Nice one, Nestor.... good exposure control. Romy |
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Dec 12, 2007 12:40:04 GMT
Thanks Idol Romy, here's another one using my Meade ETX90  |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Dec 12, 2007 14:29:29 GMT
One I took last year while shooting shore birds @ Playalinda in Cape Canaveral, Florida.  |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Dec 13, 2007 3:56:00 GMT
Yo, Reyno, I think there's something wrong with the link, or maybe it's daytime on the boards now. Hehehe. Please check your message my friend. :-)
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Dec 13, 2007 4:04:40 GMT
Yo, Reyno, I think there's something wrong with the link, or maybe it's daytime on the boards now. Hehehe. Please check your message my friend. :-) My pbase link is acting up again. It's been fixed. Thanks Bobby. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 4:13:25 GMT
Thanks Idol Romy, here's another one using my Meade ETX90 Another nice one, Nestor! Do you have a tracking mount on the ETX90? Can you mount your DSLR on it? That should be a mean astro shooter (or even at Tufted Ducks in the middle of the big pond at Candaba). Romy |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 4:22:15 GMT
One I took last year while shooting shore birds @ Playalinda in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Great detail, Reyno! Is Cape Canaveral the place where they launch the shuttle? If so, that should be awesome to shoot with a 500 f4 + 1.4x...  Romy |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Dec 13, 2007 4:46:10 GMT
One I took last year while shooting shore birds @ Playalinda in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Great detail, Reyno! Is Cape Canaveral the place where they launch the shuttle? If so, that should be awesome to shoot with a 500 f4 + 1.4x... Romy Yes it is and, also part of the more than a million acres of swamp is Merritt Island where I met many of the guys from NSN. Beautiful and well preserved place with lots of opportunities to shoot. Btw, I had a chance to shoot with Gil Tuzon on Friday and we went to Joe Overstreet Landing. Great guy and a lovely wife to boot. Too bad Canaveral was closed for the week due to a scheduled shuttle launch. But he's planning to come back sometime in the spring during the breeding season. Thanks Romy. |
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Post by tjparpan on Dec 13, 2007 10:30:33 GMT
These were taken back in 2006 with the Tamron 200-500 and the D200. Location was in Tagaytay.   |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 10:56:35 GMT
These were taken back in 2006 with the Tamron 200-500 and the D200. Location was in Tagaytay. Very nice moonshots, TJ.... these speak well of the quality of the 200-500's optics! Romy |
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Dec 13, 2007 12:23:30 GMT
Thanks Idol Romy, here's another one using my Meade ETX90 Another nice one, Nestor! Do you have a tracking mount on the ETX90? Can you mount your DSLR on it? That should be a mean astro shooter (or even at Tufted Ducks in the middle of the big pond at Candaba). Romy Meade ETX90 is a goto type telescope , I also bought the "T-ring" adapter and the "ring" so that I can mount my DSLR, the only problem is camera shake  I was actually thinking of bringing it to Candaba on our next trip ;D ;D |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Dec 13, 2007 12:52:31 GMT
Here's my Moon Shot - with some artistic effect  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 13:57:21 GMT
Here's my Moon Shot - with some artistic effect Tons of detail and optimum exposure, Bobby.... looks like a nuke exploded just above the lunar surface.... Romy
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 14:13:16 GMT
Meade ETX90 is a goto type telescope , I also bought the "T-ring" adapter and the "ring" so that I can mount my DSLR, the only problem is camera shake I was actually thinking of bringing it to Candaba on our next trip ;D ;D I'd love to see and try that rig at Candaba, Nestor..... I'm thinking of something longer than the Sigmonster for mid-pond water birds. Size/weight aren't issues, as we'll be shooting from a fixed position....  |
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Post by tjparpan on Dec 13, 2007 14:52:35 GMT
These were taken back in 2006 with the Tamron 200-500 and the D200. Location was in Tagaytay. Very nice moonshots, TJ.... these speak well of the quality of the 200-500's optics! Romy Thanks Romy! I hope this convinces some potential buyers out there. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 14:59:29 GMT
Let's move farther from the sun a bit .... let's go for satellites of a gas giant - Jupiter and its Galilean moons ... ;D  |
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Post by dogears on Jan 25, 2008 11:12:23 GMT
Farmer Nestor, funny we have similar optics Bigma and ETX90 I've already removed my etx' tube from its auto tracking mount and using it now as a spotting scope. Here's a sample which I think is 'more stable' than leaving it on its autotracking mount.  downsized+USM|'full frame' ETX901250mm/f13|ISO1600|1/300|KM5D
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 25, 2008 12:07:46 GMT
Nice moon, Moises.... have you tried your ETX90 at birds? BTW, we do allow larger photo sizes if the poster so wishes....  Farmer Nestor, funny we have similar optics Bigma and ETX90 I've already removed my etx' tube from its auto tracking mount and using it now as a spotting scope. Here's a sample which I think is 'more stable' than leaving it on its autotracking mount. downsized+USM|'full frame' ETX901250mm/f13|ISO1600|1/300|KM5D |
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