Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your response.
I just read an article in Phil Hart's newsletter that suggested f/4 and a higher ISO. I guess that's close to 9 stops ... I didn't really think about the difference in brightness compared to a normal full moon.
I meant nightscapes, but I can see how the moon would look really small in a wide-angle shot. I took a photo of a bird the other day, forgetting I had the wide-angle on my camera ... needless to say, you couldn't tell there was a bird there!
Thanks for the suggested settings for night shots. Definitely want to try to shoot some stars tomorrow, as well. Might stick with the tele-macro for the eclipse and then switch to the Tokina for some stars. I must say I'm excited at the prospect of taking star shots for longer than 16sec!
Many thanks,
Romina.
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Originally Posted by mithrandir
Hi Romina,
Some research by a member of another group found that there are something like 9 f stops difference between the full moon and the totally eclipsed moon.
If you mean daytime landscapes it behaves like any other wide angle lens. It is fast enough to hand hold at fairly low light levels.
After dark at 11mm you can shoot the sky for up to about 45sec without noticeable star trailing. At 16mm you'd do better to stick to 30sec.
If you were thinking of using the Tokina for part of the eclipse, the moon will make up a very small part of the image.
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