Moon Shots to Macro

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I have always wanted to take a photo of the moon showing the craters etc, my old fuji never managed anything other than a mass of white light. I know I am in bed most nights for 8pm but really want to try it. Would the lenses I have be able to produce the required shot? My tamron lens has a macro setting and I believe its not a true macro, is there any way without having to buy lenses that I can do both sorts of shots with what I have now?
 
Julian

For Moon shots you just need to use your longest FL lens at the other end of the scale .. i.e near infinity.
 
Hi Wheels,

Moon shots are not macro shots. Your tamron at 300mm should be able to capture the moon pretty well and you should see craters/surface quite well.
The thing is - get out there and give it a go. I think that you'll find the results surprisingly pleasing.
Oh, and dont forget to post your images!
 
GaryK26 said:
Hi Wheels,

Moon shots are not macro shots. Your tamron at 300mm should be able to capture the moon pretty well and you should see craters/surface quite well.
The thing is - get out there and give it a go. I think that you'll find the results surprisingly pleasing.
Oh, and dont forget to post your images!
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Gary I know moon shots are not macro matey, I was just saying I want to try from 1 extreme to another. I will see if its nice over the weekend if we are due a clear night.

Im stuck to set times during the week with carers but weekends more flexible.
 
Yep - longest lens you have (the Tamron 70-300 at the 300 end) , and manual exposure - a surprisingly bright setting, start with something like 1/250th second @ F8 on ISO 200. It may be at night, but you're actually taking a picture of the moon, not the sky, and the bit of the moon that you can see is in really bright sunlight!
 
Try a few shots based around the sunny, f/16 rule of thumb. Base the shutter speed on the closest you can get to the selected ISO (so, 1/250th or 1/180th at ISO 200) and set the aperture to f/16 (or, use f/8 and adjust the shutter speed to suit). Bracket in 1/2 stop steps either side of that (check framing - the moon can move through the shot fairly fast) and you should get at least one decent exposure. Make a note of those settings and they should be suitable for your next try at it.
 
Splog said:
Julian

For Moon shots you just need to use your longest FL lens at the other end of the scale .. i.e near infinity.
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and expose for daylight..that is what is on the moon...its day all the time
 
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