Mooning - SFW

I thought I'd have a go with my Kx and Tamron 500mm mirror lens, with Hanimex 2x converter. I had some trouble getting images as sharp as I'd like, though that could be my eyes as much as anything.

"I had some trouble getting images as sharp as I'd like".....
You too, huh!
Part of it, I think, was down to how dark it was...
much darker than I'd expected...
it made focusing very tricky...
yours are way better than mine...
K7, 500 mirror & 2x converter...
best results were with my Opticron 10cm Objective and the iPhone...
second best... K3-2 and Pentax 16-85mm and Pentax 1.4x converter...
the istD and my old Chinon 35-100mm came third...
the K7 trailed in last!
One of the biggest problems in focusing was the glow from the info on the screen...

I get the same with the info display, just when it looks like I've got my night vision back, up it comes. Even the blue power LED gets on my nerves.

Oh well, I'll try again next time. Perhaps have a bit of a practice between now and then.

What I should have done is dump the 2x converter - I spent a lot of time trying to line the moon up in the frame, as it virtually filled it at that length, and once I'd centred it, it didn't take long before it had moved out of the picture. Also I bought a much better (and taller) tripod, but forgot to bring it home.