| This photo was taken with
my Nikon D3200 digital camera and my 80-200mm AF Nikkor VR
lens which contains glass/plastic lens elements. It
was taken in auto mode pointed directly at the moon and shot
at 200mm. Note the distortion in the image quality and
grainy nature of space around the moon. I tried
shooting the moon with the lens in manual mode but it was
actually worse. |
This photo was taken with a
Sigma 80-200mm manual focus lens I bought in the 80's.
All the elements inside the Sigma lens are optical
glass. Using my Nikon D3200 (same camera as left) in
manual shutter priority mode with a shutter speed of a
1,000th of a second and an f-stop of 5.6, I made this
shot. This shot was also made with a 200mm focal
length. Note the purity of the blackness of space
surrounding the moon as compared to the left. Both of
these images were saved using identical settings.
Using manual modes allowed me to darken the moon for more
detail. It is very clear, however, that the detail
here is far superior to the photo on the left. Yes, it
is true...glass is better! |
