Getting the most from the Lunar Eclipse!?
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5bjoshua said:
HOW!? I'm using 300mm too. Can't get anything near as good as that
SDK^ said:He's standing on the roof of his house
Nearly, on the many balcony's of my parents house in Portugal.
Shame i have to leave on Tuesday and go home and live alone again
Josh
EDIT- No-One, you really need to get a tripod, fast!
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No-One said:
I sure was
another from me :
I haven't used my camera for about 6 months (I have a Canon 350D, with tripod and a Sigma 70-300mm lens) - I cannot take a picture of this eclipse for the life of me!
I set it to manual settings, played around with the shutter speed, aperture, etc and used the recommended settings posted above - it just comes out black! I can't use shutter speeds 1/200 like others have above.
I did manage to get a few pics earlier when the camera was set to aperture mode but the shutter speed was 30 secs and the image was very blurry, even though it was on a tripod and was on a timer - eventually the timer didn't work and it said "BULB" on the screen and stopped working
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Not having a good day!
I set it to manual settings, played around with the shutter speed, aperture, etc and used the recommended settings posted above - it just comes out black! I can't use shutter speeds 1/200 like others have above.
I did manage to get a few pics earlier when the camera was set to aperture mode but the shutter speed was 30 secs and the image was very blurry, even though it was on a tripod and was on a timer - eventually the timer didn't work and it said "BULB" on the screen and stopped working
.Not having a good day!
Zildjian said:I haven't used my camera for about 6 months (I have a Canon 350D, with tripod and a Sigma 70-300mm lens) - I cannot take a picture of this eclipse for the life of me!
I set it to manual settings, played around with the shutter speed, aperture, etc and used the recommended settings posted above - it just comes out black! I can't use shutter speeds 1/200 like others have above.
I did manage to get a few pics earlier when the camera was set to aperture mode but the shutter speed was 30 secs and the image was very blurry, even though it was on a tripod and was on a timer - eventually the timer didn't work and it said "BULB" on the screen and stopped working
Not having a good day!
I used shutter speeds upto 1/2000.
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everyones got really good telescopic lenses here
anyway... i posted this in the general section too.
My Tribute to this thread
i thought id missed it, my bro in-law sent me a email saying it was at 8.16, and it was almost gone. i thought bugger i missed it.
turns out... it was just starting yey.
so i took about 200-300 in raw,
canon 400d
sigma 70-300 lens
shot in raw, large
anyway... i posted this in the general section too.
My Tribute to this thread
i thought id missed it, my bro in-law sent me a email saying it was at 8.16, and it was almost gone. i thought bugger i missed it.
turns out... it was just starting yey.
so i took about 200-300 in raw,
canon 400d
sigma 70-300 lens
shot in raw, large
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Many various ones.Zildjian said:
Ranged from:
ISO 400
1/2000 Exposure
f5.6
to
ISO 800
3 Sec Exposure
f5.6
Depended on how far away it was, and darkness.
To the above pics, amazing shots there. Wish i had the extra 100-200mm
stuck with a 55-200mm. The border you use is nice too 
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My final one after the eclipse - obv it had moved a fair bit :
