My neighbor's moon filter advice saved my camera lens

My neighbor Bob, who's been into astrophotography for 20 years, told me to never shoot the full moon without a neutral density filter. I thought he was being dramatic so I tried a 2-second exposure at ISO 800 with my DSLR and a 300mm lens. The image was SO blown out, just a white blob with zero crater detail. I borrowed his cheap ND filter, dropped the exposure to 1/500, and got the sharpest crescent shots I've ever taken. Anyone else have a similar 'I should've listened sooner' moment with gear advice?

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amy_foster7921d ago

Burned my shutter finger holding the lens bare once.

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