Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Redmond, OR had atypical astronomical luck and we were able to watch the first half of the eclipse. Here are a few photos I managed to capture: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=johnbeal2&target=ALBUM&id=5553383482026974561&authkey=Gv1sRgCM6E5LS-jYOrZg&invite=CPjSsoAG&feat=email John Beal On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Exactly the same here, except I had the R9 and DMR with the 560 Telyt lens > set up on the Gitzo tripod. ?I was ready. ?The weather wasn't. > > Tina > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Beautiful clear evening. Moon as big as a dinner plate. Set Oly E-500 on a >> very sturdy tripod. Mounted old 500mm Maksutov catadioptric lens on camera >> (T mount to Olympus OM mount to OM to 4/3 mount) giving he equivalent of a >> 1000mm lens on a 35mm frame. Test exposures perfect. Sat in comfortable >> chair with a glass of wine waiting for the eclipse. Clouds rolled in at >> midnight. Moon a fuzzy blob. Went to bed. No joy. Clouds rolled out at 6 >> a.m. Clear morning. Damn. Guess I'll have to wait another 97 years. >> >> >> Larry Z >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >