> 1) how did you do your focusing? Mostly I relied on the split screen of the Super Program. This was the shot where "infinity" was not the correct setting on the focus ring, so I was somewhere before infinity. > 2) how good is your tripod?
I probably didn't use my best one for this task...I used my Slik travel tripod with the center column extended all the way on a breezy evening. I probably should have dragged out my heavier tripod instead. I'm beginning to wonder if I should have used the meter because the moon was so bright. Amita > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 19:05 > Subject: shooting the moon part II > > > > I just got my moon shots back, and they are all blurry. I > was using a > > Sigma 400mm f/5.6 mirrored lens. The blurriness happened using both > > 100 and 400 ISO film, at exposures of 4 to 8 seconds. > Should I simply > > have exposed for a more brief period of time, or is this a > consequence > > of using a mirrored lens? > > > >
