It looks like the seller is reputable though with 100% positive feedback and if there's a problem there's always the ebay money back gurantee to fall back on - although I've never needed to find out how good of a guarantee it really is. As you said - if it's as advertised - which is always a concern with used items on ebay. Pretty sure ES makes a flattner for my scope so could probably get one after my wallet recovers from this purchase.ĭon't mean to put you on the spot but do you think the 60D in the link is a good deal based on its stated condition?Īwesome - I think I'm going to go for it. The 1000D seems to give me better star colour as well. I use a 1000D for astro because its bigger pixels each collect more light and give me a low noise image after stacking with less computer power needed to process the files. I use a 7D mark II for daytime photography as there is lots of light to make use of the 20 million small pixels. You don't need a high spec DSLR for astrophotography as the way you use it is completely different from daytime photography. Yes, the 60D is well worth getting modded. It's not wide enough for really big nebulae and not long enough focal length for close up galaxies but a very useful middle ground to get you started. It gives a lovely filed of view that is good for getting DSOs in context. You will likely need a flatner/reducer to get nice stars at the edges but a DSLR works well with an ED80.
Check out my build thread if you get a chance. So I'll be asking a bunch of questions here on SGL - and I know lots of good advice will be generously offered. If I take the DSLR plunge, it will be a huge learning curve since I have no experience with digital cameras other than your run-of-the-mill point & shoot for daytime photography.
I know the 60D is a full-frame sensor (not sure about the 7D) so could my small refractor even illuminate the whole chip? If not, it wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker - since I hope to own a larger aperture frac at some point down the road - so just want to know if my 80mm OTA is far too small to benefit from a full-frame sensor at all. What I'm after is a wider FOV for imaging but the only wide field scope I own right now is an f/6 Explore Scienific 80 mm ED triplet. The only real complaint I've heard about the 60D is the lack of a tilting screen but I've haven't researched the 7D very much at all. Supposing things work out & I decide to pull the trigger on one of these cameras - which would be better for astrophotography (both modded & unmodded)? Based on what I've read the 60D exibits lower noise than the 7D making it more suitable but maybe my research is wrong. The 60D has a 9,800 shutter count and seems to be in much better cosmetic shape than the 7D which has a 71,945 shutter count. If so, and one of my fellow stargazers here on SGL grab one or both before I make a decision then - Good For You! - because you probably know way more about DSLR's than I do and could make better use of them anyway. So even though a DSLR isn't at the top of my priority list right now, just wondered if either of these are being sold at a price that's too good to pass up. First of all, I'm not hell-bent on buying a DSLR at the moment but have been poking around on the web & found one of each used on US ebay for what seems like a good price.
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