XL2 Full Moon Shot
 

For the heck of it, I decided to shoot tonight's full moon
using my newly purchased (5 weeks new) XL2.

Configuration:

Canon XL2, EF Adapter, 600mm F4 with 2X Extender
(Approx 9360mm) and 24p.

Here is my quicktime clip:
http://surfshooterhawaiivideo.com/~shredder/index9.html

I've been using my XL2 in my surf photography business
and very happy with it! Here are some surf clips:
http://www.surfshooterhawaii.com/qt/index.html

Mele KalikiMaka!

Terry Reis
Surf Shooter Hawaii
Kapolei, Hawaii
http://www.surfshooterhawaii.com

Hi Terry. I am so impressed with your moonshots, and very envious as well (we rarely get such clear skies in Singapore). I didn't know the XL2 was also a telescope!

Richard Hunter

Hello Richard,

Sorry you're unable to get clear lunar shots from Sinapore.
Well, it wasn't a 1600mm lens that someone else
decided to use on the XL2, but did a pretty good job.

Happy Holidays!

Mahalo,

-Terry

Cool, VERY cool... almost like being there. ;-)

Truly impressive!

--Ralph

Mahalo Ralph!

"The Eagle Has Landed"!

-Terry

You got that right! ;-)

--Ralph

wow.

Very cool. I'm getting my XL2 tomorrow morning. I'm so excited. I can't wait to see what this camera can really do.

Tks Brent!

I believe you will enjoy it very much!

Mahalo!

-Terry

That was *very* cool... and this is one of the types of shots that you just can't do on any other DV camera. Great shot!

Thank you very much Barry!

Yes, this camera can be used in many ways.
Turning it into some sort of a telescope was
something I wanted to try after reading it could
use EF type lenses with it's adapter.

That looks really nice - is the slight jiggly quality of the framing from the wind on the camera? What was the camera on?

Tks Chris...

600mm lens/2X extender was attached to my Winberley Gimbal Mount and
sitting on top of my Gitzo tripod. XL2 was then attached to
600mm/2X extender. I don't have a good quality tripod for
my XL2 at the moment. I agree, I did have a bit of shake problem
with this setup. Require more stable platform to shoot from to make
it smoother.

Mahalo!

-Terry

I shot the eclipse about a month ago and was disappointed in the sharpness but then we have, as the astronomers say, "good seeing" on average about 3 days a year around here. Impressed with your shots I tried again last night because it was very cold and that usually improves things and the results were much better but still not as sharp as yours. Did you shoot this from the top of Haleakala?

Aloha A.J.

Okay on shooting last night. I'm sure it was a great deal colder there
in VA then here in Hawaii. I shot from my backyard. I live
on the island Oahu in a little town called Waikele. Nice clear
skies, weather front just passed through which improved shooting
conditions. What type of setup do you have there?

-Terry