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anyone modded eos r successfully for astrophotography?

Started Nov 18, 2020 | Discussions thread
Tristimulus Veteran Member • Posts: 9,998
Re: anyone modded eos r successfully for astrophotography?

bc0428 wrote:

Wait a bit - take some astro images with the unmodded camera and see what you get. New cameras have higher Ha sensitivity than older ones - and the unmodded camera can be successfully used for aunt Annie as well as Andromeda.

but still I’m not getting the every signal from the object right? Clear skies here are extremely precious, i may want to fully utilise the every signal being captured, so this might be the last resort

Ok - have lots of bad weather at my place too, so setteled for a real thermolectrically cooled astro camera. But then I have a small shed for the setup.

If money is no issue go for the custom modded Canon camera (yes, a bit pricey but it works and works and works - jusp plug into the game and go).

Go for the North America nebula and the Rosette nebula for a first look. I have successfully imaged both objects with an unmodded Sony A7III - and the unmodded Canon should be a much better camera for deep sky photography (very pleased with the Sony for everything but astrophotography - have an astromodded Canon 6D lying around).

Oh I have heard some good things about the 6D, this was actually one of my plans too. Is it wise to trade the R with a 6D? I’m not sure it’s mk1 or mk2 specifically, but it’s popular around the community. Should I trade a used 6D and mod it?

Would NOT get a 6D now.

My main gripe is that the locked up mirror casts a shadow on part of the image (telescopes have different light paths than regular camera lenses). In this regard a mirrorless is the obvious choice. Better image sensor too.

And modding a 6D can work out well or not so well. Depends on what filter is used. My Baader filter gives nice red reflections from bright stars outside the center of the field. But I do not mind. Just call it character and all is fine! 

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