Help choosing the best of these 3 dslr cams for ap

[Timbo32]

Hi,

i am thinking of investing in a dslr for some widefield ap and mabe in the future some prime focus ap.

i have narrowed the selection down to these 2 cannon dslr camera's... 600d or 650d

please could you help as there are alot of conflicting view's

i am not interested in modding in anyway as i'm convincing the o/h that i can capture the family moment's!

also i have been reading about magic lantern and would be interested in people's views and opinion's

Clear Skies Tim:)

[Stevp]

Well if you want a nice comparison on features check out

http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-600d-vs-Canon-EOS-650D

If you haven't already.

I've got the 600d but if i was buying today i'd probably get the 650 (or 60d - if the pennies can stretch).

I cant compare, and have no basis to say either other than more features can only be better, right?

Got some great pics with my 600d by the way, a brilliant camera.

[dmahon]

What's the third choice?

If its just for AP, rather than regular photography, I'd buy something used - a 450d or later. You'll only want to get a CCD anyway.

[melsky]

The 600D is a brilliant camera for astrophotography, the 650D is only worth the extra if you're into video. Magic Lantern works a treat on it I've particularly been impressed with how the exposure ramping works with the time lapse function. Mel

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[Timbo32]

hi all Thanks for your replys, i'm really sorry i ment choice of 2 dslr cam's 600d and 650d although the 60d also looks good, but i would only be able to get the cam body if i got 60d and if i go for the 600d i can get 18-55mm lens and 55-250mm lens kit both image stablized II. as for a ccd..... maybe when i win the lottery! lol don't get me wrong i would love a good mono with all the filter's e.t.c just can't afford it!!

Clear Skies Tim

[Stevp]

When i bought my 600d i got it with the 18-55 lens, and bought a 70-300. I soon got tired of swapping lenses so bought an 18-200, which is now nearly always on the camera. If your immediate thought on buying the kit is that you want a second lens for more zoom, maybe look at buying only the body and a large range zoom lens? Might end up being a bit cheaper (and less hassle).

[Gina]

For astrophotography the 1100D is coinsidered to be the best. I use one for general photography as well.

[dph1nm]

The 650D has one of these hybrid sensors, where some pixels are used for focussing rather than imaging. Not sure how this will affect astro work, but it can't be good.

NigelM