The Moon handheld

From: Frank ess )
Subject: The Moon handheld
Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital
Date: 2005-01-29 00:37:31 PST


snip links to some moon photos

Big disappointment was the dramatic clouds in the frames just plain
don't show up.

I'd like to use a 1.4x or 2x convertor, but I understand they don't
work
with EF-S lenses. How about an EF-to-FD adapter and my old f/8 500mm
cat? I'm all Manual in the dark anyway, eh?

I've found exactly the same thing.

As I only have a Minolta Dimage 7i, I'm constrained by the lens.
I used the maximum zoom of 200mm (35mm equiv), with a 2x converter
screwed on the front and sometimes trying the 2x digital zoom.
The total should be around 800mm (35mm equiv) of focal length.
ISO 100 with an exposure of 1/190 sec with apeture of f 1:9.5

http://members.iinet.net.au/~therealm/jeffbd/photo/moon1.jpg

If I expose for the dramatic clouds, the moon almost looks like the
sun (it is so damn bright) is in the picture.
On the other hand, (same as you) if I expose for the moon, I get a
similar looking pic of the moon on a (aparrently) blank sky.