...1st moon shot with my 400 f/5.6

gus

Just @ 400mm with some cropping & a little sharpening. Man am i in love with this lens.

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Skippy

WOW Gus !

Humungus wrote:

Just @ 400mm with some cropping & a little sharpening. Man am i in love with this lens.

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Awwwwwwww thats a beauty, yup, yup, this is my next lens for sure
You must be pleased as punch.......boy that is a nice clean crisp shot.
Congratualations............. Skippy (Australia)

Harryb

excellent

Andy

Harryb wrote:

excellent

really nice gus! can you show, please, a downsized version of the full frame shot? would like to see how much the moon fills the frame at 400mm

ginger_55

Very good, gus.

i would like to see it, too.

g

gus

andy wrote:

really nice gus! can you show, please, a downsized version of the full frame shot? would like to see how much the moon fills the frame at 400mm

Here you go mate as the camera saw it.....thats a hell of a lens no ?

gus

Skippy wrote:

Awwwwwwww thats a beauty, yup, yup, this is my next lens for sure
You must be pleased as punch.......boy that is a nice clean crisp shot.
Congratualations............. Skippy (Australia)

It can only get better skip as that was about a hour before that huge storm on my $30 tripod with a lens that really should have something more solid under it.

Tks

gus

Thanks for the comments guys...L glass is my friend !

SusanB

I like both versions . There's something about the feel of the one surrounded by black space that is appealing to me, while the moon still has so much detail.
Susan

MuskyDude

Just amazing details Gus, terrific moon shot.


AJ

gus

MuskyDude wrote:

Just amazing details Gus, terrific moon shot.


AJ

Tks mate...it is easy with the right equip.

gus

SusanB wrote:

I like both versions . There's something about the feel of the one surrounded by black space that is appealing to me, while the moon still has so much detail.
Susan

Tks susan...i was surprised it would sharpen up so well. Do i have some plans for this lens & that moon !!!

davev

Humungus wrote:

Just @ 400mm with some cropping & a little sharpening. Man am i in love with this lens.

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Date Taken:2005-05-18 17:13:41Date Digitized:2005-05-18 17:13:41Make:CanonModel: Canon EOS 20D Size: 634x589 Bytes: 255502 Aperture: f/7.1 ISO: 200 Focal Length: 400mm (guess: 311mm in 35mm) Exposure Time: 0.01s (1/100)Flash:Flash did not fire, compulsory flash modeExposure Program:Aperture priorityExposure Bias:-2

Real nice. I just spent the last 2 hours trying to get one like that with my
Sigma 80-400os and D Reb 300. I didn't even come close. Of couse I was trying to do it hand held.
(I hate using tripods)

Just one thing, for your Focal Length, with the 1.6 factor it would be 640mm,
and 400mm in 35mm film or FF sensor.

Anyway, I got a feeling you just cost me a grand. I'm just not sure if it will
go for the lens or the camera.

1/350s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso200



BTW, it is a great pic.

P.S. mine is a 100% crop, is yours? I'm trying is see if the 8 meg gets the pic
that much larger. If it is, it's like adding even more zoom.

dave.

Shay Stephens

Yeah baby, that is the kind of results I am after. Nice!

gus

davev wrote:

Real nice. I just spent the last 2 hours trying to get one like that with my
Sigma 80-400os and D Reb 300. I didn't even come close. Of couse I was trying to do it hand held.
(I hate using tripods)

Just one thing, for your Focal Length, with the 1.6 factor it would be 640mm,
and 400mm in 35mm film or FF sensor.

Anyway, I got a feeling you just cost me a grand. I'm just not sure if it will
go for the lens or the camera.

1/350s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso200



BTW, it is a great pic.

P.S. mine is a 100% crop, is yours? I'm trying is see if the 8 meg gets the pic
that much larger. If it is, it's like adding even more zoom.

dave.

Thanks shay...dave. I am really going to show my ignorance here & say that i dont know what 100% crop means ...i am open to enlightenment though.

I just shoot stuff & see what i get.

Thanks guys
Gus

ian408

'Gus, I always knew you were going to the moon

Nice exposure and detail in the shot! Now let's see some birds

Ian

Shay Stephens

A 100% crop is just a regular cropped image that has not been resized either up or down.

Humungus wrote:

Thanks shay...dave. I am really going to show my ignorance here & say that i dont know what 100% crop means ...i am open to enlightenment though.

I just shoot stuff & see what i get.

Thanks guys
Gus

gus

ian408 wrote:

'Gus, I always knew you were going to the moon

Nice exposure and detail in the shot! Now let's see some birds

Ian

Thanks ian...mate i can't believe how easy it was...i had really no idea of my settings just put it on Av & used the timer.

I have always wanted to shoot this type of stuff so now i have to wait for a full moon & bring some other things in with it.

My Sea Eagle is always about but this late in the year.. i have lost the sun by the time i get home so i will try for him this week-end. He always eats his fish on one particular post about 200 yards from my balcony but i will sneak up on him. I really want an underneath flight shot in the late afternoon sun.

gus

Shay Stephens wrote:

A 100% crop is just a regular cropped image that has not been resized either up or down.

ok...i always thought (wondered) how they get the figure 100%

Well yes its a 100% crop then....hmm the penny has just dropped. Its a cut from the original shot. Man theres no stoppin' me !

Thanks for looking mate...i know just how rare it is to get you out of the lurkers cupboard Are you considering the lens ? Its a must for its speed of focus & price.

is300soon

can someone provide a link to the lens used? I am a NOOOOOOOOOOB so I am trying to learn what lens = what etc etc etc.

Right now all i have is the stock rebel xt and lens.......

thanks
David

gus

is300soon wrote:

can someone provide a link to the lens used? I am a NOOOOOOOOOOB so I am trying to learn what lens = what etc etc etc.

Right now all i have is the stock rebel xt and lens.......

thanks
David

Here it is David...its just a Canon L prime (one focal length) 400mm f/5.6. It focuses very fast & for a bit over a grand $USD its a must.

Cheers ..Gus

PS. Im sorry if i sound patronising here but a 300/350/20D using a lens is always multiplied by 1.6. So in reality its a 640mm. How cheap is that for 'bang for buck' ?

nzmacro

Yep, that is one heck of a set of details M8t. Impressive crop !!!

All the best and this really is one heck of a sharp shot IMO.

Danny.

is300soon

my god that is huge!

I think ill learn the camera before I spank some dough down on a lens that big!

NICE SHOTS!

Any idea what would be in the 200-300 range with Great zoom and fast?

Im going to vegas soon and I hope I can catch the strip at night and start my collection there.

Im loaded with CF cards now
1gb ultra II
512
my old 256

So i hope ill be good on space.

David

gus

is300soon wrote:

my god that is huge!

I think ill learn the camera before I spank some dough down on a lens that big!

NICE SHOTS!

Any idea what would be in the 200-300 range with Great zoom and fast?

Im going to vegas soon and I hope I can catch the strip at night and start my collection there.

Im loaded with CF cards now
1gb ultra II
512
my old 256

So i hope ill be good on space.

David

Actually its only about 11 inches long & about 3 inches in Dia.

Mate i can only give you my opinion so it is clouded but im not into zooms as primes are sharper but primes certainly dont have the versatility of a good zoom. In the zoom range with a low budget i would buy the 70-200 f/4.

Theres lots of lenses & far more opinions ...this is just mine.

The night shots may make you move towards the 70-200 f/2.8 but its all a money thing as you know (they are dearer). I like slow night shots so being an f/4 wouldnt worry me that much.

If you want wide then the 10-22 is the lens to have IMO.

Cheers ..Gus

Good Luck

gus

davev wrote:

P.S. mine is a 100% crop, is yours? I'm trying is see if the 8 meg gets the pic
that much larger. If it is, it's like adding even more zoom.

dave.

Now that i know what that means Dave...yep its 100% & a tad of sharpen thrown in for good measure.

I saw some shots that a friend of greapers took of some owls & that sold me on the lens....hey greaps if your reading this then i cant find the link to those owl shots. Do you know where they are ? Canon could use them to sell this lens.

Gus

davev

Humungus wrote:

Now that i know what that means Dave...yep its 100% & a tad of sharpen thrown in for good measure.

I saw some shots that a friend of greapers took of some owls & that sold me on the lens....hey greaps if your reading this then i cant find the link to those owl shots. Do you know where they are ? Canon could use them to sell this lens.

Gus

Hey Gus, Canon could use your pic to sell the lens. I think there's one in my
future, but I'll have to sell a couple first.

Thanks for the info.

dave.

pathfinder

Humungus wrote:

Just @ 400mm with some cropping & a little sharpening. Man am i in love with this lens.

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Date Taken:2005-05-18 17:13:41Date Digitized:2005-05-18 17:13:41Make:CanonModel: Canon EOS 20D Size: 634x589 Bytes: 255502 Aperture: f/7.1 ISO: 200 Focal Length: 400mm (guess: 311mm in 35mm) Exposure Time: 0.01s (1/100)Flash:Flash did not fire, compulsory flash modeExposure Program:Aperture priorityExposure Bias:-2

Welcome aboard the moon shooters club, 'gus. Very nice. Try a manual exposure too, using Sunny 16 rule, and see how that compares.

gubbs

Sorry, but isn't that your second moon with that lens :buttkiss

Nice shot!!

ian408

'Gus, I noticed a bright object next to the moon last night...Spica. Spica is
the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo.

Oh, your full moon will be on May 24th.

How'd I find all this out? Stardate, a radio program.
Joe-Bob says "Check it out twice".

Ian

bfjr

Wanna thank you for the moon shot

After looking at it for awile, I noticed my hair and teeth are starting to grow, errr growwllllllllllllllll oh gosh gotta find me some woods to hooooowwwwwwllllll in :lol4 :lol4

Great shot, very sharp

pathfinder

bfjr wrote:

Wanna thank you for the moon shot

After looking at it for awile, I noticed my hair and teeth are starting to grow, errr growwllllllllllllllll oh gosh gotta find me some woods to hooooowwwwwwllllll in :lol4 :lol4

Great shot, very sharp

:lol4:lol4:lol4