Hi Markus, Oh, with a 500 and a 2x, the moon should be quite large in the frame. So the metering will be close. But if I just had the mirror without the extender, normal metering will just create a white blob for the moon. Its nice to have the freedom to chimp, and adjust accordingly.
D Quoting Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Derby > do you overexpose moonlight shots by 2 stops or did I misunderstand you > here? > I would like to try some shots of full moon soon with the Tamron SP 500 > mirror lens and maybe the SP 2x extender. > greetings > Markus > > >> > >>But I still like M. It's useful if the metered exposure is out by > >>more than two > >>stops (happens often when taking moonlight shots, and you want to > >>keep lunar > >>detail). > >> > >>D > >> >
