Moon shots with HS20 both 16MP and 8MP

alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Im posting the best here. These were all taken between 6:30 and 7 AM this morning, and it was brutally cold so I shot them through a closed window, with my hands propped up on my desk...... all at full zoom (whatever that is on this camera lol)..... manual mode, 1/200 shutter speed, f/5.6 aperture and ISO 400. Looks like the IS works just fine; I even took some at 1/100 (not shown here) that turned out pretty good, but burnt a few highlights.

First two are 16 MP DR 100 , last three are 8 MP DR 400 100% crops.

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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

I think number 2 (second of the 16 MP shots) and number 5 (third of the 8 MP shots) turned out the best. Those are full crops btw..... at 16 MP with a tight crop I can get the moon to completely fill my 1280x1024 monitor screen.
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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

They arent as noisy as they appear in those images.....dont know why Photobucket (or is it this site?) does that.
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Hoboken Michelle · Feb 13, 2012

Nice shots.

herculeshs20 · Feb 13, 2012

Try these settings - work well for me - spot meter, - EV, 100 ISO, 16 MB

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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, did you use Aperture Priority? I cant get Spot metering to give me a decent exposure (not even within 2 EV so I can use the EC dial) so I just go to full manual.

I will save these settings from your header and try them tonight though.

ISO 100, 1/105 sec, f5.6, -1.33 EV

I think setting it to ISO 400 may have been the issue. Can you do a 100% crop of the image you posted and post it here, I just wanted to do a direct comparison. Thanks!
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herculeshs20 · Feb 13, 2012

If you go to my gallery you can see the original and magnify.

i think it was aperture priority and I usually use -EV and bracket EV just to be sure I get a good one.
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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, John...... is it this one?

http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/2885236649/photos/1741451/half-moon-5725

I cant get it any bigger than this size:

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herculeshs20 · Feb 13, 2012

Did you go below the picture and click on "original" ? Then you can make it 100% - at least it works for me.
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Silent Oracle · Feb 13, 2012

Nice job, Alex!
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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, John, but the only options I have are small, medium and large

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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, Jada!

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Inkheart · Feb 13, 2012

I can also see "Original" in available sizes. I can send the photo to you in the original size if you want to, and if John doesn't mind, of course.
I also recommend shooting at 100 ISO.
Here are some of my moon shots. I shoot with 8 MP

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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, Martin! I was nervous about the IS at the long end of the zoom...... in your experience, whats the longest shutter speed that can be safely (sharply!) hand held at the tele end?
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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, John, I can see the original now

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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Martin, I cant see your originals, it limits me to large

I cant wait until we have a total lunar eclipse, I can only guess what kind of ISO that will require at full zoom lol. The moon will look like a big basketball.
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Gary N W · Feb 13, 2012

I don't know how really great you are? But seeing that the Man in the Moon is winking at me in one of these images I must now think you are Great!

Good job on these Moon Shot for real. I enjoy them. And finally I get to see some of your own images and respond in kind. Marin County, right?

Kind regards and stay out of the rain,

Gary N W SFO

alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Something weird I just noticed....... in the 16 MP original posted by John, the moon is about 870 pixels wide, and doing some calculations, that seems about right for a 680mm zoom 16 MP cam. Well, when I looked at my own images, my camera seems to make the moon 932 pixels wide...... thats a substantial difference and I dont know why that might be. I know the moon is larger or smaller depending on what part of its orbit its in, but that sounds like a bit too much of a difference for that to be a valid reason.
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alexisgreat · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks, Gary! Im actually in Nassau County, NY, right by the ocean (close to your rockaway pics!) but will be in Marin County for the summer

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Inkheart · Feb 13, 2012

alexisgreat said:
Martin, I cant see your originals, it limits me to large

If you don't see the Original size, and would like to download those photos I can send them to you (but it should be there... at least I have it).

alexisgreat said:
in your experience, whats the longest shutter speed that can be safely (sharply!) hand held at the tele end?

Well, from my experience, you should be safe with 1/125-160 sec (300 and more would best though).. but I shot some photos with 1/60 sec and less (I think) and to me they're pretty sharp, e.g. the two below were shot at 1/60 and 1/80 (with ISO 200):

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Moon shots with HS20 both 16MP and 8MP

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