rmalarz wrote:
To be honest, you are going to get a collection of suggestions that will boggle the mind. My best suggestion is take your camera, put it on a tripod, take a number of photos of the moon over the next couple of nights. Note your settings for each exposure you make. Pick the one you like the best and use that one. The moon is going to be near full for the next few days and that would be your best bet. Oh, and it's a bit brighter than you might think.
--Bob
bingo, they will drive you nuts. most of my moon shots are hand held I am learning my df is a great tool.