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Gato Moteado

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13. wow....you can shoot these as fast as 1/30.....

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 07:19 PM

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....i figured they were longer exposures, tho i know that too long of an exposure will get some motion blur from the moon spinning.

are you shooting without a tripod?

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beautiful shot, peg! Gato Moteado Wednesday #11

Glad to help, if I can! Answers below: CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #12

wow....you can shoot these as fast as 1/30..... Gato Moteado Wednesday #13

This lens requires that I use a tripod, alas. CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #14

ah ok.....i thought maybe the image stabilization was good enough at 1/30 even with the telephoto.... Gato Moteado Wednesday #15