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Last night when I was getting set up to photograph the
blood moon in perfect conditions, I had decided to use the
OM Zuiko 300/4.5 manual telephoto lens on the E-3.
Based on previous experience at photographing a normal
moon with this lens I knew from data I could extract from
my moon images using FastStone Image Viewer, what a
good aperture/speed combination would be.
Setting controls to manual in the E-3 is not an intuitive
process and it is not in the instructions in the camera.
I could not find my printed manual - it was not where I
usually kept it. 11 pm was approaching rapidly and full
eclipse was due at 11:27.
Having checked Steve Wrotniak's site without success I
downloaded the E-3 pdf manual. It didn't take long to
locate the relevant instructions, BUT, horror of horrors,
the instructions didn't work - at all.
EVENTUALLY and to my utter astonishment, I discovered
that the manual instructions had REVERSED the
functions of the main and front control wheels.
Having figured that out, I then proceeded over the next
two hours to take a pretty unsatisfactory set of images.
The gradual onset of cataracts in my once-best eye
makes manual focussing with the 300mm lens a difficult
process. I should have done it in daylight and taped the
focus ring to the correct spot. Turning it right to STOP
does not get infinity focus since this lens is constructed to
focus past infinity.
Even at modest boost to ISO, the E-3 images are very
noisy. I envy people who take the star photos I often see
on fuzzbook - I think they use Canyon gear.
Brian
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