lenses

[twister!]

Would I be able to get a (cheap) lens that would allow me to shoot the moon and have it pretty much filling the frame?

I'm using a Canon XL1.

Thanks

PS. I know with this camera i't possible to use any Canon lens - one problem is that lenses are so expensive. Often a specific lens is only needed to get one shot and then not needed again. Anyone got any ideas for blagging lenses - getting the shot and then taking them back for a refund? Any shops that allow you to do this (like HMV do with CDs etc)???

[ilpostino]

Just an idea, and it depends on what you want to do with the shot of the moon but, you could always use some file footage, or buy a poaster and film it or surf the net for an image then import it to your editing program. Get my drift?!

[eddie]

If this is a video, and you are editing on PC, download a big image of the moon, and gently zoom in and out (almost imperceptably)
This gives the effect of the flickering moon, rather than a still image.
You can also overlay clouds moving over the surface if need be.
Thats easilly the cheapest option, either that or buy a huge telephoto lens.