Shooting the Moon

[wynx]

Am a coolpxix 4500 owner whom fail countless times trying to shoot the moon. I have a 2x teleconvertor. Does this helps?

When is the best time to shoot? What's the optimal settings? Pls enlighten me...

 

[Wryer]

Haha..do wait for Wai to come in. The expert.

 

[kex]

full moon with clear sky,F11 with tripod using slow ISO.

 

[Wai]

CP 4500 zoom even with a few TC stack together also not enough....

These moon pic....
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22298
taken with CP4500 too, but with a real telescope


or u can get a spotting scope and mount it like

then u can get a pic like this

 

[zod]

if i get a 8x32 scope, for eg, the crystalvue 8x32 from ckpower
so my total zoom, 8 x 3 = 24
is it enuff to shoot moon?

 

[hazardman]

How much is that telescope and e adaptor?

 

[Wai]

Originally posted by hazardman
How much is that telescope and e adaptor?

the set up in the pic cost about $1++k (excluding the camera)

scope : $1k
adapter : ~$200
eyepiece : ~$200
tripod + gearhead : $300+


if more hardcore then can get a big telescope with CCD camera specially for astrophotography....

then that will be another $5-6k