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Hi All
Fairly new here and just got a new lens a Tamron 70-300 zoom to go with my Nikon D5000.
I have just ried to take shots of the moon at ful zoom but not very good
Any suggestions how to improve this subject
Peter
 
i put my camera on a tripod,set on manual.
iso 200 and i used the 2sec timer before i have a remote.
not the best i`v seen but ok for a first try.
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Use a tripod, manual focus and try 1/125th sec at F8 and bracket your shots 1 stop either side.

ISO 100 and yes use the self timer if you don't have a cable release
 
Also, I use a remote to trigger the shutter and the mirror lockup function. Both these will ensure absolute minimum movements.

Does your camera have live view? This is also very useful for focusing on the moon, zoomed in to 10x magnification.
 
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Funnily enough I just got back in from doing this!
You'll need a tripod, a cable release and ideally, a mirror lock-up function.
Manual exposure tonight is around 1/125@f11

And the moon will still be tiny! Serious cropping will be required to get anything out of the frame.

This (680pixels across) is all that's left from a 3504px wide original:


[ 300mm & 1.4x converter. Canon 20D 1/125@f11 iso100 ]
 
I'd be inclined to use spot metering to expose for the moon. Any other metering mode will be hugely thrown out by the expanse of black sky around the moon.

Sunny 16 is supposed to work fairly well for the moon because it is afterall reflecting sunlight. As it is brighter than middle grey though, positive compensation will need to be added to the meter reading, about 2/3 of a stop usually.
 
Definitely spot metering for the moon. This is one from last night as its rather overcast tonight. On a tripod with mirror delay. 300mm 1/250s @ f/8 ISO 200 0EV. 100% crop.

 
thanks guys
the settings work got a couple of decent shots
will play around with them
peter
 
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