You'll need a lot of mm! This is an uncropped photo from my longest combination which is:
Nikkor 200mm f4 AI telephoto lens plus
Nikon 2x teleconverter (to make a virtual 400mm f8) plus
D80 DX (crop sensor) digital camera (1.5x crop factor gives a virtual 600mm f8)
As you can see, the moon is still not particularly big in this uncropped shot. Looks like you'd need over 2000mm to fill the frame.
As for exposure, this is one time you will have to take over. Your camera's meter will totally blow out the moon. Just remember that a full moon is lit by direct sunlight and expose it like any other object under midday illumination.
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