Hello 2020! It’s been years since I actively did anything with this site, and I’ve failed to reboot it a number of times. But I think this time may different and I’d like to use this space to share my hobbies, side business, and travel. I know that this post is being delivered to subscribers that haven’t seen an update from me in ages, but if you’d like to follow along I’d appreciate the feedback.
One of my renewed pursuits is photography. I stumbled onto a camera that has me curious about it’s super zoom capabilities, the Nikon P1000, and specifically it’s “moon mode” for caputuring stunning pictures of moon. LensRentals.com has the P1000 avaiable for $67 for a week. Add in insurance and shipping, and it’s right about $100.
In preparion of renting this camera, I dusted off our 6 year old Sony HX400V because it boasts a 50x zoom and should serve as decent benchmark to compare. Here’s the shot I got of the moon on an incredibly clear night:
For the most part this is right out of the camera with some adjustments in Photoshop to clean it up. Not bad for a 15 minute effort.
Here’s the shot I got tonight from the rented P1000 on a flimsy tripod with about 5 minutes of prepartion.
It’s not as sharp but the potnetial is there as I wasn’t even zoomed in all the way. Sunday and Monday are super moon display opportunities and it’s looking chilly here, so we should have some good opportunities to get the moon again even clearer.
dc