It's not bad Peter. But IMO the 2 sec delay is not enough. I was watching to moon through the viewfinder as I did my moon shot with the 12 sec delay. The lens and tripod did move noticably for 6-8 secs after I pressed the shutter. I'm sure this alone will increase the sharpness. Regards
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af P. J. Alling Sendt: 9. september 2006 20:06 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: PESO -- Moon 09-08-2006 With other people posting their moon captures I decided to give it a try too, having a.) A lens/converter combination I'd never tried for this. b.) A crystal clear night sky for a change. c.) A certain lack of imagination, (I hope it was only because I was tired). So here's my attempt. I have to say I expected a lack of contrast with the combination I used, but I'm also a bit disappointed with how sharp the details were recorded. I suppose I can blame my crappy tripod for now,.until I have a better one to test with. Still, here it is. Technical Info: Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 200 @ 1/40sec (Av) Spot vmc Vivitar Solid Cat 600mm f8 with smc Pentax 1.7x converter @ ~f14 Notes: Shot with 2sec. delay with mirror prefire. This is the center 1600x1600mp of the frame. I used curves to bring up the mid tones a bit, impart a bit of an s curve response and then seriously enhanced the contrast, in Photoshop. Then resized to 800x800 for web display. -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.2/442 - Release Date: 09/08/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.2/442 - Release Date: 09/08/2006 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
