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Re: [OM] Tripod support for moon shots

Subject: Re: [OM] Tripod support for moon shots
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:43:27 -0700
On 4/30/2015 8:02 PM, Michael Wong wrote:
Chuck,
Do you consider to mount your camera reverse on the 410? That will be tilt
up to 90 degree.

Yup That's what I do with the Bogen 3047 three way head. (Now replaced by Manfrotto 808RC4, with the same QR plate as the 410.)

It's mounted on the Bogen 3236 (now Manfrotto 475B) tripod, which is better for this task than the smaller CF tripod the 410 is on. It's really solid even extended up so I can look through the VF. I was shooting with the 60D, and the live view is too slow on that for a moving moon.

Lazily, I just use that combo, which worked fine the last couple of times I've "Shot the Moon". The 410 might be a better choice, less awkward, but I did the job with what I used. :-) <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Tech/Sigma600%20and_Meade1000&image=_MG_6617croof2.jpg>

As I've mentioned before, the atmosphere significantly limits detail. Looking at three shots in a row for the sharpest, I thought of superimposing them to use the sharpest parts of each. Only to discover that whole parts of the surface moved around between shots! I had to be happy with just one.

Selene Moose

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