Photographers! What camera/lens can take this kind of photo? [PIC]

**Supz** · 11-02-2008, 02:39 PM

**umbralui** · 11-02-2008, 02:41 PM

Originally posted by Vick!

I know next to nothing about photography. My question is what kind of camera and with what lens we can take a shot of this kind and other long distance natural scenes?

Thanks in advance.

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**mikeyddddd** · 11-02-2008, 02:41 PM

**Vick!** · 11-02-2008, 02:46 PM

Here you go

**Deej** · 11-02-2008, 02:46 PM

**Deej** · 11-02-2008, 02:47 PM

its not a real hand taken photo...

**MaDalton** · 11-02-2008, 03:25 PM

and a tripod

**Mr Pheer** · 11-02-2008, 03:31 PM

Heh, its takes photoshop to make that kind of image.

**X37375787** · 11-02-2008, 03:33 PM

I have shot similar moon images with a 300mm/2.8 + 1.7TC on a D300 + tripod, but the hill/tree is definitely pasted in Photoshop.

**mikesouth** · 11-02-2008, 06:27 PM

If you have to ask what kind of camera took that pic you could never take that pic with any kind of camera.

**Peter Romero** · 11-02-2008, 07:23 PM

I think the question you are asking is: "How do I take this type of a picture of the moon?"

Close 1 eye = reduce perspective to 1 dimensional view...

Do a "Thumbs Up" in front of you.

Move your thumb closer or farther away to see how diferent it looks to your whole range of vision.

Now go out an buy a $1500-$5000 Digital SLR or Film (LOL) SLR. (SLR = Single Lens Reflex)

Buy or rent a 500MM or more telephoto lens or get a telescope with a bayonet camera mount.

Go find a hill with a tree on top of it and stand below it with the moon in the background.

Do a spot light meter reading to the moon. Set the camera setting to Manual and use those settings for the F-stop and shutter speed.

Take a picture and frame it on your wall so your friends think you are an artist and not a peeping tom and put it next to your telescope pointed out the window.

Or photoshop 2 images sandwiched together.

Or buy a house on top of a hill overlooking the city and spend alot of time doing trial and error shoots of whatever and have fun with it. I do...

**Deej** · 11-02-2008, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by Peter Romero

I think the question you are asking is: "How do I take this type of a picture of the moon?"

Close 1 eye = reduce perspective to 1 dimensional view...

Do a "Thumbs Up" in front of you.

Move your thumb closer or farther away to see how diferent it looks to your whole range of vision.

Now go out an buy a $1500-$5000 Digital SLR or Film (LOL) SLR. (SLR = Single Lens Reflex)

Buy or rent a 500MM or more telephoto lens or get a telescope with a bayonet camera mount.

Go find a hill with a tree on top of it and stand below it with the moon in the background.

Do a spot light meter reading to the moon. Set the camera setting to Manual and use those settings for the F-stop and shutter speed.

Take a picture and frame it on your wall so your friends think you are an artist and not a peeping tom and put it next to your telescope pointed out the window.

Or photoshop 2 images sandwiched together.

Or buy a house on top of a hill overlooking the city and spend alot of time doing trial and error shoots of whatever and have fun with it. I do...

nice shot - im digging the moon light accent on the clouds - but only there around the moon.

Thats really kick ass

**Greg MissionD** · 11-02-2008, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by MaDalton

and a tripod

Nice lens, looks like a 70-200mm F2.8 from here.
I would want to go for a camera that is full frame tho rather than the 400D

**Kard63** · 11-02-2008, 08:22 PM

Originally posted by supzdotcom

thats fucking awesome!!!

**Deej** · 11-02-2008, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by Greg MissionD

Nice lens, looks like a 70-200mm F2.8 from here.
I would want to go for a camera that is full frame tho rather than the 400D

Thats the lens im looking to get next

**AnniKN** · 11-02-2008, 08:25 PM

**Greg MissionD** · 11-02-2008, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by Deej

Thats the lens im looking to get next

Same here and I'm thinking of the new Canon 5D MkII body

**WinstonTriplexcash** · 11-02-2008, 10:07 PM

Thats a great shot of the moon.

**Deej** · 11-02-2008, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by Greg MissionD

Same here and I'm thinking of the new Canon 5D MkII body

bit out of my grasp for now and im perfectly content with my 40d

**F-U-Jimmy** · 11-02-2008, 10:50 PM

I shoot this image of the moon with a 60,000mm xxxtvclair lens. proving the face you see on the moon is not a man but a woman

**viencarl** · 11-03-2008, 02:21 AM

lol nice pix

**JP-pornshooter** · 11-03-2008, 09:57 AM

you'd need more than a 200mm lens to get that close up..
i took this one in 2006 of the lunar eclipse using a 80-200 nikon lens on a tripod and a remote trigger, perhaps with a 500mm you could get a decent size image of the moon.

**Vick!** · 11-03-2008, 12:02 PM

It wasn't about tree, I was mainly asking about taking this clear pic of moon.

**rowan** · 11-03-2008, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by Vick!

It wasn't about tree, I was mainly asking about taking this clear pic of moon.

That's relatively easy then, long (telephoto) lens and a decent sensor.

I took shots of the moon with a 200mm lens and a 16 megapixel camera and the actual area the moon covers is only about 150 pixels tall. You need a LONG lens to fill the frame.

**rowan** · 11-03-2008, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by MaDalton

The lens cap appears to be on the wrong end. Hang on, is that a body???

(I have a 350D I bought as a secondary body... can barely hold it comfortably in my hand, let alone balance it with a large lens on it.

)

**MaDalton** · 11-03-2008, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Greg MissionD

Nice lens, looks like a 70-200mm F2.8 from here.
I would want to go for a camera that is full frame tho rather than the 400D

yeah, for sure. i didnt find anything better on google and just wanted to show a general example. there are surely better cams and lenses for this, but it's a start.

**MaDalton** · 11-03-2008, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by AnniKN

yeah, that one should work - lol

Photographers! What camera/lens can take this kind of photo? [PIC]

Photographers! What camera/lens can take this kind of photo? [PIC]

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