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[Sue Seitler]

I'm fairly new to photography....I own an a7IV and use a 200-600 to shoot the moon....Could you explain/share what settings are best to shoot the moon with? And for a lunar eclipse?

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I'm fairly new to photography....I own an a7IV and use a 200-600 to shoot the moon....Could you explain/share what settings are best to shoot the moon with? And for a lunar eclipse?

That's a great gear setup for shooting the moon! Settings-wise, it definitely depends on the phase of the moon and whether or not it's an environmental shot, meaning there's a landscape included, or just a silhouette of the moon...

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I'm fairly new to photography....I own an a7IV and use a 200-600 to shoot the moon....Could you explain/share what settings are best to shoot the moon with? And for a lunar eclipse?

... I personally will usually stop down one or two stops to make sure the moon is extra sharp, use a shutter speed that is at least 1/250s (as the moon moves quite quickly), and as low of an ISO as I can.

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I'm fairly new to photography....I own an a7IV and use a 200-600 to shoot the moon....Could you explain/share what settings are best to shoot the moon with? And for a lunar eclipse?

I just recorded a moon photography video in the Tetons not too long ago! It may help to give you some additional guidance 🙂
 

 

[Sue Seitler]

I'm fairly new to photography....I own an a7IV and use a 200-600 to shoot the moon....Could you explain/share what settings are best to shoot the moon with? And for a lunar eclipse?

Thank you so much Autumn!!!

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I'm fairly new to photography....I own an a7IV and use a 200-600 to shoot the moon....Could you explain/share what settings are best to shoot the moon with? And for a lunar eclipse?

Of course! Happy to help!