EOS RP or R10 for astrophotography + general use?

[mpii]

Hello! I have been looking for a new camera to get started in landscape astrophotography but I would also love to get nice photos of animals and city life as well. I haven't seen many photos of the R10 at night time for astrophotography so I'm hesitant in that aspect how well it could perform. But I have seen some astro photographies taken with the RP and it looks great with good lenses!

Also, since the ASP-C sensor is cropped and there is less light coming in, I thought that photos during night time would have more noise?

But also the R10 has 15fps I believe? whereas the RP only 5fps...

So I am a bit hesitant on which one I should get, any advice would be very helpful!

 

[JustUs7]

Is there anything you need 15 fps for?



As if there aren’t many great Astro lens options for the R10. Doesn’t mean there won’t be eventually.

I believe the RP handles higher iso better and has more fast ultra-wide options being full frame. So if you’re looking at wide Milky Way shots taken in one longer exposure, that’s probably your choice. If you’re talking about attaching to a telescope and stacking, I suspect you could go either way.



15 fps is a lot. If you think you need it, then the R10 is your camera.

 

[robgendreau]

Hello! I have been looking for a new camera to get started in landscape astrophotography but I would also love to get nice photos of animals and city life as well. I haven't seen many photos of the R10 at night time for astrophotography so I'm hesitant in that aspect how well it could perform. But I have seen some astro photographies taken with the RP and it looks great with good lenses!

Also, since the ASP-C sensor is cropped and there is less light coming in, I thought that photos during night time would have more noise?

But also the R10 has 15fps I believe? whereas the RP only 5fps...

So I am a bit hesitant on which one I should get, any advice would be very helpful!

The RP has a rather old sensor, and of course an older computer. It wasn't the greatest FF sensor, and the 10 might not be any worse than it for astro. Odds are in that area you'll be using stacking and such anyway, so probably the lenses matter more. Stacking is an effective way to remove noise. Since you'd be doing it manually, then older EF or third party lenses could work well. I had an RP, and it was fine, but not sure I'd take it over the R10. I prefer my Pentax for astro since it's still the best out there for night landscape IMHO, but at the end of the day any camera can do night stuff with the right lens.

For general use I'd decide based on the lenses with AF you'd use. Good FF lenses tend to be more expensive especially for longer reaches, if animals are on the agenda. In fact you'll find even some FF users here who've purchased crop sensors to use with wildlife shooting. And I don't remember the RP as having as good AF as the newer R cameras, although I haven't tried the R10. That FPS advantage might help with animals too.

 

[mpii]

Is there anything you need 15 fps for?

As if there aren’t many great Astro lens options for the R10. Doesn’t mean there won’t be eventually.

I believe the RP handles higher iso better and has more fast ultra-wide options being full frame. So if you’re looking at wide Milky Way shots taken in one longer exposure, that’s probably your choice. If you’re talking about attaching to a telescope and stacking, I suspect you could go either way.

15 fps is a lot. If you think you need it, then the R10 is your camera.

Thank you for your reply! I don't know if I would use it all the time, but there can be times when I would need it.

Completely agree with the Milky Way shots, I was wondering if maybe with an APS-C and a wider lens could help?

 

[mpii]

The RP has a rather old sensor, and of course an older computer. It wasn't the greatest FF sensor, and the 10 might not be any worse than it for astro. Odds are in that area you'll be using stacking and such anyway, so probably the lenses matter more. Stacking is an effective way to remove noise. Since you'd be doing it manually, then older EF or third party lenses could work well. I had an RP, and it was fine, but not sure I'd take it over the R10. I prefer my Pentax for astro since it's still the best out there for night landscape IMHO, but at the end of the day any camera can do night stuff with the right lens.

Thank you for your answer! What lenses do you recommend in this case? I'm also hesitant about the old sensor of the RP but at the same time FF catches more light. I'm looking for a mirrorless option that is not crazy expensive and I can evolve with it. Right now astrophotography has my attention but I would also like to play around other settings in trips.

For general use I'd decide based on the lenses with AF you'd use. Good FF lenses tend to be more expensive especially for longer reaches, if animals are on the agenda. In fact you'll find even some FF users here who've purchased crop sensors to use with wildlife shooting. And I don't remember the RP as having as good AF as the newer R cameras, although I haven't tried the R10. That FPS advantage might help with animals too.

I've seen here some photos of birds with the R10 and they look fantastic! I'm sold on that part but I have no idea how well it could perform for landscape astrophotography.

 

[palane]

Hello! I have been looking for a new camera to get started in landscape astrophotography but I would also love to get nice photos of animals and city life as well. I haven't seen many photos of the R10 at night time for astrophotography so I'm hesitant in that aspect how well it could perform. But I have seen some astro photographies taken with the RP and it looks great with good lenses!

Also, since the ASP-C sensor is cropped and there is less light coming in, I thought that photos during night time would have more noise?

But also the R10 has 15fps I believe? whereas the RP only 5fps...

So I am a bit hesitant on which one I should get, any advice would be very helpful!

Get both.

The RP is a great all round camera for doing many basic photographic tasks.What it lacks is speed and good 4K video.

The R10 has speed and reasonable 4K video.

Neither have IBIS but both use the same battery.

Both are at the bottom of the range for their sensor size.

They compliment each other, and there are deals around for a bit of a saving under RRP.

They both come along in one of my bags.