Venus Transit / Solar Eclipse - Melbourne 2012

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Venus Transit Melbourne 2012
Solar Eclipse Melbourne 2012

Venus Transit Melbourne 2012

Venus transit 6th June, 2012, in Melbourne Eastern suburbs.

Nikon D90 DSLR 12 MP;
Mamiya Sekor C 105 - 210mm f/4.5 ULD manual focus telephoto zoom lens with a Fotodiox Pro L2D Nikon adapter;
Kenko 58 mm Circular Polarising filter (circa -2 EV).

Exposure f/11.0 (eq. ~f/22.0 filter transmission loss) and 1/4000 sec shutter speed, with overexposure indicated. The lens sharpness is highest at f/11.0 @ 210 mm focal length. Aperture 3 adjustments. Scale 1:1 cropped to 768 x 768.

Images © 2012 Carlo Kopp.

Solar Eclipse Melbourne 2012

Solar eclipse 14th November, 2012, in Melbourne Eastern suburbs.

Nikon D90 DSLR 12 MP;
Mamiya Sekor C 300mm f/5.6N ULD manual focus telephoto prime lens, Kenko M45 2XN teleconverter, with a Fotodiox Pro L2D Nikon adapter - stack focal length of 600 mm;
Kenko 58 mm Circular Polarising filter (circa -2 EV);
Handheld linear polarising filter.

Exposure f/16.0 and 1/4000 sec shutter speed, with overexposure indicated. The lens sharpness is highest at f/5.6. Aperture 3 adjustments for exposure, monochrome with varying colour filters. Scale 1:1 cropped, and reduced to 768 x 768.

Images © 2012 Carlo Kopp.

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