Need advice about photographing the Moon!

fatty · 11-17-07, 08:42 PM

Fast film is good. I am certainly spoiled with digital and cannot imagine the patience to figure out the settings for a night scene with film. For your ship idea, you will not be able to use a very slow shutter I assume, because the ships will be moving in the harbour at a speed prohibitive for longer captures. Therefore you must make up for that with the fastest lens and film you can get. A tripod and cable release will be a must I suspect.

Skybird · 11-17-07, 08:46 PM

If you have no cable (don't know how you are equipped), use short time delay.

fatty · 11-17-07, 08:47 PM

Certainly Skybird is right about the moon shot; if you are doing night shots of stationary subjects like the moon it's best to use slower film to preserve details and instead use a slower shutter.

micky1up · 11-18-07, 05:44 AM

ask NASA they have some very good fake shots that fooled a world

Rhodes · 11-18-07, 08:00 AM

No, I do not use tripod, it tends to ruin my style, I prefer using the camera on top of my head:p little joke. Thanks. Yes, I have a tripod, cable and a tele-lens. Material is no problem, just wanted to know about films.
About the ships, yes, if they are in movement, but many times they are stop, waiting for the order to enter I supose, so many times they spend all night, till morning .

Prof · 11-18-07, 10:29 AM

This is quite a good site for moon photography information:

http://www.dpfwiw.com/moon.htm

It's tartgetted towards digital photography but I'm sure there's plenty of information which is applicable to film cameras.

Rhodes · 11-18-07, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prof

This is quite a good site for moon photography information:

http://www.dpfwiw.com/moon.htm

It's tartgetted towards digital photography but I'm sure there's plenty of information which is applicable to film cameras.

Thank You!

By the way, Skybird, can you get me a Leica M3 for a fair price,like 100/200€??? ehehhe

:p

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,520 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	No, I do not use tripod, it tends to ruin my style, I prefer using the camera on top of my head:p little joke. Thanks. Yes, I have a tripod, cable and a tele-lens. Material is no problem, just wanted to know about films. About the ships, yes, if they are in movement, but many times they are stop, waiting for the order to enter I supose, so many times they spend all night, till morning . __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

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11-17-07, 08:42 PM	#1
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Fast film is good. I am certainly spoiled with digital and cannot imagine the patience to figure out the settings for a night scene with film. For your ship idea, you will not be able to use a very slow shutter I assume, because the ships will be moving in the harbour at a speed prohibitive for longer captures. Therefore you must make up for that with the fastest lens and film you can get. A tripod and cable release will be a must I suspect.

11-17-07, 08:47 PM	#3
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Certainly Skybird is right about the moon shot; if you are doing night shots of stationary subjects like the moon it's best to use slower film to preserve details and instead use a slower shutter.

11-18-07, 05:44 AM	#4
micky1up Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: helensburgh Posts: 525 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	ask NASA they have some very good fake shots that fooled a world

11-18-07, 10:29 AM	#6
Prof Medic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 167 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	This is quite a good site for moon photography information: http://www.dpfwiw.com/moon.htm It's tartgetted towards digital photography but I'm sure there's plenty of information which is applicable to film cameras.