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More => Music, Movies, Politics, and Other Cheap Thrills => Topic started by: MrC on December 10, 2011, 10:56:13 am
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The total eclipse this morning was amazing to watch. I took almost 140 pictures, and was outside from about 4:40 to 6:45. I'm freezing. My fingers were too cold to distinguish the buttons on the camera.
I pushed a new point-n-shoot camera (Nikon Coolpix P500) to its limits. But even with a tripod, and timer shots, there is still too much shake, blur and grain when the shutter is open for 2-4 seconds, and the 36x optical zoom is max'ed.
The next eclipse is in 2014. I think I'll use the big-boy camera that will be up to the task.
(http://www.pix01.com/gallery/7658542A-FA77-453B-B683-DE1116E9BE49/Total_Lunar_Eclipse/6728380110.jpg)
Full Size here: http://www.pix01.com/gallery/7658542A-FA77-453B-B683-DE1116E9BE49/Total_Lunar_Eclipse/672838011_orig0.jpg (http://www.pix01.com/gallery/7658542A-FA77-453B-B683-DE1116E9BE49/Total_Lunar_Eclipse/672838011_orig0.jpg)
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The only decent moon shot I've ever taken was with a Canon 40D 1.4x TC, 2x TC and Canon 300mm f2.8 IS. Worked very well. So I recommend something like that. Only replace the 40D with a modern camera.