Re: Camera for astrophotography



Pete Lawrence <pete.lawrence_nospam_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:29:14 +0100, jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jim)
> wrote:
>
> >I'm looking to buy a DSLR camera and I've pretty much narrowed it down
> >to the Canon 350D. Is this suitable for astrophotography? Are there any
> >others in the price range I should be considering, given that I have no
> >current lenses to worry about?
> >
> >It's going to be a general purpose 'holiday snaps' type camera, but I'd
> >like to at least _try_ some astro stuff with it.
>
> 350D should be fine for astrophotography Jim. The best thing to do is
> to search for some astro-photos already taken with it. You should find
> some in here...
>
> http://digitalastro.skyinsight.net/gallery/

Thanks. Lots of Canons used ther it would seem :-)

It's going to be a general purpose camera, I was just wondering how well
it would cope if I tried to press it to astro stuff. 'Pretty well' seems
to be the answer.

Jim
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