When I say quick, I mean that I was outside for less than 5 minutes. Four of which were required to figure out that I had the lens focused to closest focus, which is why Jupiter was stubbornly refusing to show itself on the LCD.
Back up for a moment … I decided to shoot Jupiter today because it is a gorgeous night (clarity is astounding) and because I have been wanting to try the mirror lens on the mirrorless body for some time … there is a hint of irony in that statement.
This is what that looks like …
nikon d7000 + Sigma 105 2.8 800 iso f/2.8 1/5
And this is how Jupiter came out on my first shot!
nikon j1 + tamron 500mm Mirror on ft1 3200 iso f/8 1/25
I had checked my other Jupiter images on my Night Skies gallery in order to determine the exposure, so it took me ten seconds to set the J1 for this shot. I did not even use a self timer release on this image … I am that lazy :-)
So, from bottom left to top right, the moons are Calisto, Europa, Io, Ganymede … confirmed by the juplet …
Obviously, I could take great care and get a better image … but I just wanted to see what it looked like with 1350mm of effective focal length. Cool …
