what budget camera can i get to at least see some detail of the moon pls ?

truewraith666

hi

i was trying to take some pics for my kids of the moon but i cant seam to get any detail of the moon at all and its even worse with my smartphone. i just wondered if there is a camera out there at not to high a price that can take these type of pics of the moon etc please?

my current cam is old and not so good fujifilm jv300?

unless my settings are wrong!

thanks

John7

Be easier/cheaper to go to NASA website and get some hubble photos

NASA photos of moon - Bing images

snerkler

Cheapest option is probably one of those superzoom bridge cameras like the Nikon p900 with an 83x zoom. However, you’ll probably need a tripod as camera shake will be very pronounced at that equivalent focal length.

DGN

Lens and focal length will be more important than camera. A tripod will be essential as previously stated.

shotokan101

Also stacking multiple exposures can give impressive results

wysinawyg

It’s something like 1200mm equivalent to fill the frame with the moon. At 400mm i find I’m starting to get a decent bit of detail when zooming.

So bare minimum for something new would be £200 ish for a Canon SX620 and a cheap tripod.

Another £70-80 quid would get you one of the cheap bridge cameras with a 40x zoom that would be a better bet though.

snerkler

Can you just stack multiple shots of the same exposure so you're just enhancing detail rather than increasing the DR, or would this not work?

shotokan101

Well they need to be different shots but yes that's basically the process though I don't see why you couldn't also try adding some  /- shots to also boost the DR.....

Photographing the Moon | Northrup.Photo

snerkler

Did you miss the bit where I wrote multiple images? )

You could, but then the moon has never pushed the boundaries of DR for me

shotokan101

And where was that then ?