shadowcaptain,
I too tried photographing the lunar eclipse.
I went with the 500mm ƒ/8 Nikkor mirror lense,
which is essentially tantamount to bolting a small reflector telescope
to the front of a camera (Fuji Finepix S3 Pro, in this case).
I added a tripod and cable release.
Totality. I'm not exactly sure what the black blotch is, I'm assuming either cruft on the sensor or maybe a falling leaf.
Focussing was tricky at that angle, but I had it closer than it looks here.
However, my lightweight tripod was giving me some mirror shake over the 2-second
exposures I was using. The above image is a plane going by, and the mirror shake
is obvious. I need to learn how to lock up the mirror in this camera.
