Full Moon Tonight

Handheld shot of the moon, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IF-ED.

Taken just moments ago. It seems to be a good test of any telephoto lens to attempt this. This was taken with the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED at 1/400s, f/8, ISO 200, handheld. At the long end, it’s 450mm on the D90. Thank goodness for VR, not that shooting at 1/400 sec. is that challenging. The moon is so bright that you can shoot this fast with a low ISO and relatively small aperture to capture all the detail.

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Nikon P5100 as Digital Holga

Nikon Coolpix P5100, Opteka 3.3x Tele Converter

I received this as a gift, having placed it on my wish list. I was curious how it stacked up to the enormous and expensive Nikon equivalent, the TC-E3ED 3x Tele Converter.

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