Go to manual mode and use the Sunny 16 rule. It will get you very close.
Metering off the moon never works, at least not for me.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 7/22/2013 9:57 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> I have no clue how I managed to get the one shot of the moon that I did
> several months ago.
>
> Every time I try with the E-M5, no matter what combo of ISO and f-stop I
> use, I get an overblown white circle. The EVF shows detail, but then
> the final exposure is crap.
>
> Maybe I just need to wait until I get a lens that can fill the frame
> more so the metering doesn't freak out. Maybe I just need to wait until
> I can afford a basic telescope. We had an awesome reddish moon tonight,
> and I got a dozen unusable crap shots. Or maybe I need to go into
> complete manual mode and bracket the hell out of it.
>
> Sorry. Just venting.
>
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