What kind of camera do you need in order to take good, clear pictures of the moon?

Answer 1

A SLR or DSLR is usually used. But it's not really the camera...but the lens. Get a really good lens and you'll be able to zoom in close enough at the moon that you'll see Neil Armstrong's foot prints.

Well...maybe I'm exaggerating. But technically, a specific type of lens is what you need.

Answer 2

You don't always need a slow shutter speed and a tripod to take photos of the moon as I have taken many handheld, and very detailed photos of the moon using a combination of a relatively large aperture and high ISO film or setting usually of around 800-1600iso. As for what kind of camera you need, the better question is what kind of lens should you use. I would personally suggest a lens of around 300mm although ideally I would say 800mm, but lets be serious if you are not a wildlife photographer this isn't exactly the most practical of lenses to use on a daily basis. So if you want to take nice photos of the moon, the type of camera you need will be one with at least a 300mm focal length lens with manual settings for aperture,shutter speed, and iso. Most of these features you can find in higher-end digital slr cameras, or with nicely priced 35mm slr's. If you are planning on buying a camera go to keh.com
Below is a link that shows you how to take photos of the moon.

Answer 3

It's not so much the camera as it is the lens. You need a 100x zoom lens if you want a nice picture of the moon. You would also need a pretty good camera digital or film to take it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

One with a slow shutter speed, and a tripod to keep the camera steedy.