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D800- Nikkor 18-35 3.5-4.5 1 hour @ f3.5 ISO 400, 5 minutes delay, 1 hour exposure.
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The room was so dark it was impossible to see anything, the curtains were closed, no lights to the back of the house. The MC-36 worked perfectly, allowing me to retreat with the lights on and potentially return at the end of the exposure without spoiling the image.
Therefore I have been busy, I have made a simple hook for the back of the MC-36 and a mating bracket for the tripod. One thing has bugged me has been the MC-36 dangling under the tripod, there is no easy way to neatly and securely restrain it in a helpful position. There is an LED indicator which gives some indication of status, it flashes during the exposure. The MC-36 has an annoying habit of gradually turning away from my refuge location during the exposure so it's hard to be sure that all is well. Now it's a simple matter to set the tripod with the bracket orientated towards my planned refuge location, so I can watch it with binoculars.
If I can raise the energy I will try it out tonight, last night the moon was perfect with the sunset, but by the time I saw it it was too late to take photo's.
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Robert.