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Weather permitting I will try tonight, full moon you know...
ga-ga said:
regards ga-ga
Cliff Andreas said:
ga-ga said:
regards ga-ga
Cliff Andreas said:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/60719792/60938299vFSlPx

Make: FUJIFILM
Model: FinePix S602 ZOOM
Orientation: Upper Left (1)
X Resolution: 72.00
Y Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Units: Inches
Software: Digital Camera FinePix S602 ZOOM Ver1.00
Date Modified: 01/16/2003 07:11:36 PM
Exposure Time: 1/160
F Number: 11.00
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed: 160
Date Original: 01/16/2003 07:11:36 PM
Date Digitized: 01/16/2003 07:11:36 PM
Compressed Bits Per Pixel: 3.00
Shutter Speed: 1/157
Aperture: f/11.31
Brightness Value: 6.48
Exposure Bias: 0.00
Max Aperture: f/2.83
Meter Mode: Average
Light Source: Unidentified (14)
Flash Fired: No
Flash Mode: Off
Focal Length (mm): 46.80
Color Space: sRGB
Focal Plane X Res: 3613.00
Focal Plane Y Res: 3613.00
Focal Plane Units: Centimeter
Sensing Method: One chip color area
Dan Wolf said:
Here's a pic I just took with the Olympus B300 1.7x lens... Better
focus than some I've done before, but still can't quite get it real
sharp. This image is the original 6mp size, cropped and converted
to grayscale in Photoshop:



Some EXIF details: 1/64 sec, f11, ISO 100.
More at http://www.pbase.com/dan_wolf/moon .

Any ideas on fine-tuning the focus? I tried several with
auto-focus that all turned out worse than this one. This is manual
focus, with the ring turned as far as it seemed to like to go
(clockwise while looking through the camera).

Dan
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Dan Wolf said:
Any ideas on fine-tuning the focus? I tried several with
auto-focus that all turned out worse than this one. This is manual
focus, with the ring turned as far as it seemed to like to go
(clockwise while looking through the camera).
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Maybe the moon is just too small to focus...

I think you need a telescope to get a decent image.
 
Hi Dan,

tonight full moon here, so I also gave it a try:



http://members1.chello.nl/c.cramer2/=SPECIALS=/slides/moon.jpg

Exposure time: 1/125s
Aperture: 11.0
Metering mode: Spot
Autofocus on
Sharpening: hard
full zoom & TL-FX9
Original taken in 6M HIGH
added some contrast and a little bit sharpening (JB smart sharpening)

I wondered why yours was so dark, while I used faster shutterspeed?

Maybe you give it a try at manual exp., try different settings and afterwards lighten the picture up by giving more contrast?

BTW: I also shot in landscape default autofocus and with full manual focus: all gave the same outcome, but with f:11 that isn't surprising.

--
Regards,
Tom
(FinePix S602z)
http://clik.to/tomcee
http://www.pbase.com/tomcee

S602Z FAQ:
http://www.marius.org/fuji602faq.php
 
Hey Dan

According to AOL website, there will be a Wolf moon tonight, the first in many years. Get a picture of that one!!

Fujiman
 
Not bad. What was your ISO setting? I was using 100, so maybe that's why mine required a longer exposure.
TomCee said:
Hi Dan,

tonight full moon here, so I also gave it a try:



http://members1.chello.nl/c.cramer2/=SPECIALS=/slides/moon.jpg

Exposure time: 1/125s
Aperture: 11.0
Metering mode: Spot
Autofocus on
Sharpening: hard
full zoom & TL-FX9
Original taken in 6M HIGH
added some contrast and a little bit sharpening (JB smart sharpening)

I wondered why yours was so dark, while I used faster shutterspeed?
Maybe you give it a try at manual exp., try different settings and
afterwards lighten the picture up by giving more contrast?

BTW: I also shot in landscape default autofocus and with full
manual focus: all gave the same outcome, but with f:11 that isn't
surprising.

--
Regards,
Tom
(FinePix S602z)
http://clik.to/tomcee
http://www.pbase.com/tomcee

S602Z FAQ:
http://www.marius.org/fuji602faq.php
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I always use spot metering when taking pictures of the moon, but zoom in as far as you can, it works fine. I also use the exposure compensation feature where the camera takes a series of pictures under, over and then at the metred value.

Auto focus works perfectly well on the moon, see my previous post on that. Moon pics are here: http://www.pbase.com/steven_alan

Steven
 
Steven Alan said:
I always use spot metering when taking pictures of the moon, but
zoom in as far as you can, it works fine. I also use the exposure
compensation feature where the camera takes a series of pictures
under, over and then at the metred value.

Auto focus works perfectly well on the moon, see my previous post
on that. Moon pics are here: http://www.pbase.com/steven_alan
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Pics like that, we have to take you seriously!

What is your set-up?

--
cheers!

Gunn
 
Please see mine.

http://www.pbase.com/image/11032034
Dan Wolf said:
Here's a pic I just took with the Olympus B300 1.7x lens... Better
focus than some I've done before, but still can't quite get it real
sharp. This image is the original 6mp size, cropped and converted
to grayscale in Photoshop:



Some EXIF details: 1/64 sec, f11, ISO 100.
More at http://www.pbase.com/dan_wolf/moon .

Any ideas on fine-tuning the focus? I tried several with
auto-focus that all turned out worse than this one. This is manual
focus, with the ring turned as far as it seemed to like to go
(clockwise while looking through the camera).

Dan
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Michael Kaplan said:
It is certainly a trial and error thing but when you get to the end
clockwise, you need to turn it back about 1/8 turn or a couple of
click. The camera can focus past infinity where all is out of
focus. Again, it has been suggested either about 1/8 turn or a
couple of click noises.
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Do I have a bad camera or am I missing something? When I focus in manual, I do not hear anything like a clicking sound nor do I feel any type of clicks. My ring just turns very smoothly back and forth showing the signs and the dot confirming in focus. Am I doing something wrong?
 
John Stavick said:
Do I have a bad camera or am I missing something? When I focus in
manual, I do not hear anything like a clicking sound nor do I feel
any type of clicks. My ring just turns very smoothly back and forth
showing the signs and the dot confirming in focus. Am I doing
something wrong?
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I didn't think mine clicked either when I first tried it - but it is within the camera body, not the ring itself that clicks - it is obviously the guts inside the camera body making the appropriate adjustments, not the lens structure moving - and mine only does it around the focus point, if you go too far either side, it returns to a silent, smooth action - the 'clicking' is obviously only when you move it within the active range - after that the lens ring physically moves, but no corresponding action within the camera is taking place - seems a slightly misleading way of doing it to me, it must confuddle a lot of people - someone posted recently, probably in this topic, what the mechanics of the process are.

--
Fuji S602Z and 2800Z
http://www.zenadsl5251.zen.co.uk/photos/
 
Boo said:
John Stavick said:
Do I have a bad camera or am I missing something? When I focus in
manual, I do not hear anything like a clicking sound nor do I feel
any type of clicks. My ring just turns very smoothly back and forth
showing the signs and the dot confirming in focus. Am I doing
something wrong?
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I didn't think mine clicked either when I first tried it - but it
is within the camera body, not the ring itself that clicks - it is
obviously the guts inside the camera body making the appropriate
adjustments, not the lens structure moving - and mine only does it
around the focus point, if you go too far either side, it returns
to a silent, smooth action - the 'clicking' is obviously only when
you move it within the active range - after that the lens ring
physically moves, but no corresponding action within the camera is
taking place - seems a slightly misleading way of doing it to me,
it must confuddle a lot of people - someone posted recently,
probably in this topic, what the mechanics of the process are.

--
Fuji S602Z and 2800Z
http://www.zenadsl5251.zen.co.uk/photos/
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Thank you, I can hear it now. It is internal rather than a physical clicking of the ring. I thought for a minute Fuji cheated me out of my clicker. :-)
 
Boo said:
confuddle
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Hi Boo,

What a great new word! :-)

Greg

Every silver lining has a cloud ;-(

Zenit-E - 6900/602 / Sunpak 144PC / TL-FX9
 
This is awesome. I tried last night and tonight, finally got 2 shots I like. One from last night and one from tonight.. I have renewed appreciation of the setup involved.

I was out on my deck in below freezing weather with a mean wind trying to use manual settings and remember to bracket. I only have the 602 and a UV filter, no additional lenses or extenders.

Nice shots. I haven't cropped mine yet, it's small but in focus. I did ISO 160 and ISO 200 but I used the f11. Maybe I should reshoot with f2.8?

Thanks for the tips.

-sydney21
jim bob said:
Heres a link to some photos I took of the moon with my finepix 6800
and a 5 inch reflecor. I have just got a 602 pro but have not been
an home on a clear night yet to give it ago. Ill will post results
and let you know how I get on.

http://www.james.v-2-1.net/astro_photos.htm

regards

jim
6800 602pro
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Did you post your pics?
sydney21 said:
I was out on my deck in below freezing weather with a mean wind
trying to use manual settings and remember to bracket. I only have
the 602 and a UV filter, no additional lenses or extenders.

Nice shots. I haven't cropped mine yet, it's small but in focus.
I did ISO 160 and ISO 200 but I used the f11. Maybe I should
reshoot with f2.8?

Thanks for the tips.

-sydney21
jim bob said:
Heres a link to some photos I took of the moon with my finepix 6800
and a 5 inch reflecor. I have just got a 602 pro but have not been
an home on a clear night yet to give it ago. Ill will post results
and let you know how I get on.

http://www.james.v-2-1.net/astro_photos.htm

regards

jim
6800 602pro
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Here are my two best ones (used Manual Mode and autofocused until I got what appeared to be a clear moon, then put it in manual focus):

The first is the first night of the full moon. I started with ISO 200 and f11 at 1/200 sec. I don't think it is as well focused as the second shot. I cropped the resulting photo.



The second is the next night and I used ISO 160 instead. Cropped this one too. Still f11 but at 1/160 sec. I bracketed the second night and selected what I thought was the best exposure for cropping.



Both shots appear to have the blue tint I mentioned. I used the 2 sec timer on the second night. I just have the adapter with the UV filter on it and I used the 6 MP Fine setting on the camera. I was considering using the 6 MP High for the next time I experiment. Also considering trying the spot meter rather than Manually adjusting the Shutter next time.

Any other recommendations?

-sydney21
Scott Sullivan said:
sydney21 said:
I was out on my deck in below freezing weather with a mean wind
trying to use manual settings and remember to bracket. I only have
the 602 and a UV filter, no additional lenses or extenders.

Nice shots. I haven't cropped mine yet, it's small but in focus.
I did ISO 160 and ISO 200 but I used the f11. Maybe I should
reshoot with f2.8?

Thanks for the tips.

-sydney21
jim bob said:
Heres a link to some photos I took of the moon with my finepix 6800
and a 5 inch reflecor. I have just got a 602 pro but have not been
an home on a clear night yet to give it ago. Ill will post results
and let you know how I get on.

http://www.james.v-2-1.net/astro_photos.htm

regards

jim
6800 602pro
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Cliff Andreas said:
ga-ga said:
regards ga-ga
Cliff Andreas said:
ga-ga said:
regards ga-ga
Cliff Andreas said:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/60719792/60938299vFSlPx

Make: FUJIFILM
Model: FinePix S602 ZOOM
Orientation: Upper Left (1)
X Resolution: 72.00
Y Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Units: Inches
Software: Digital Camera FinePix S602 ZOOM Ver1.00
Date Modified: 01/16/2003 07:11:36 PM
Exposure Time: 1/160
F Number: 11.00
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed: 160
Date Original: 01/16/2003 07:11:36 PM
Date Digitized: 01/16/2003 07:11:36 PM
Compressed Bits Per Pixel: 3.00
Shutter Speed: 1/157
Aperture: f/11.31
Brightness Value: 6.48
Exposure Bias: 0.00
Max Aperture: f/2.83
Meter Mode: Average
Light Source: Unidentified (14)
Flash Fired: No
Flash Mode: Off
Focal Length (mm): 46.80
Color Space: sRGB
Focal Plane X Res: 3613.00
Focal Plane Y Res: 3613.00
Focal Plane Units: Centimeter
Sensing Method: One chip color area
Dan Wolf said:
Here's a pic I just took with the Olympus B300 1.7x lens... Better
focus than some I've done before, but still can't quite get it real
sharp. This image is the original 6mp size, cropped and converted
to grayscale in Photoshop:



Some EXIF details: 1/64 sec, f11, ISO 100.
More at http://www.pbase.com/dan_wolf/moon .

Any ideas on fine-tuning the focus? I tried several with
auto-focus that all turned out worse than this one. This is manual
focus, with the ring turned as far as it seemed to like to go
(clockwise while looking through the camera).

Dan
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