Settings for taking moon shots.

canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
edited November 7, 2011 in Technique
I was considering taking a few shots of the full moon. I would really appreciate if someone could give me some advice on the type of lens I should use on my 7D. I was considering using the 50-500 bigma!
Also what would be the best mode to use and shutter speed, aperture and ISO. I take it I should use my tripod and shutter release.
Cheers
Bob

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 7, 2011
    There are a ton of threads on taking moon photos in this forum. Use the "Search this Forum" function and simply use "moon" as the search target.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited November 7, 2011
    Short answer - moon is a sunlit object, so set your camera on Manual Mode ( since your meter will not give a reliable exposure for the moon ) on a tripod, and set your exposure according to the Sunny 16 rule. Adjust to taste from there, but sunny 16 will get you pretty close for a full moon.
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  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2011
    pathfinder wrote: »
    Short answer - moon is a sunlit object, so set your camera on Manual Mode ( since your meter will not give a reliable exposure for the moon ) on a tripod, and set your exposure according to the Sunny 16 rule. Adjust to taste from there, but sunny 16 will get you pretty close for a full moon.

    Thanks Kdog and you too Pathfinder for guiding me in the right direction which I appreciate.
    Cheers
    Bob
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