I took severa photos as the manual focus is tricky to get spot on. This is a full frame shot (no cropping)
That wasn't the best focussed shot but the one with the Moon nearest the centre of the shot.
A crop from a slightly sharper photo:
Obviously not as sharp as the Canon £1000+ 800mm lenses but I think it's very good for the price. It has a standard M42 thread and comes with an adapter to match your camera. Needless to say it has to be on a sturdy tripod and the camera operated by a remote of one sort or another. The slightest movement will blur the image.
Not a bad result. If your tripod has a hook under the head try screwing one of those dog tether screws into the ground and lashing between the two. I find with 400mm lenses that with IS off the results are fine. Don't hang a weight on as it swings in a breeze and makes the job worse. It is cheap but as it does the job cheap is a bonus.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: I may well get an adaptor for the M5 mirror less body. Less vibration. I thought of locking the mirror up on the 70D but it would make focussing more than a tad difficult.
DeleteI use a prismatic focus screen for macro on the Canon, they are easy to fit but I just leave it in one camera. I got used to having it on the Bronica in the film days. The mirror in that is like a shop window but surprisingly doesn't have to be locked up.
DeleteAdrian: Years ago I had a Praktica (maybe it was the Ricoh XR-X) 35mm camera with prismatic focus. It was so easy to use.
DeleteGreat pictures!
ReplyDeleteSimon: Thank you.
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