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Re: [OM] Tripod support for moon shots

Subject: Re: [OM] Tripod support for moon shots
From: Michael Wong <mialop.wong@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 14:09:15 +0800
Moose,

Your picture is fantastic.


Cheers,
Michael

On Friday, 1 May 2015, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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Cheers,
Michael
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