Astro Modded DSLR

[Nigeyboy]

Hi all,

Due to my other main hobby being photography, I still use my trusty (ie old!) Canon EOS 400D. It's never let me down, and when I do things right it takes decent photo's. So, I don't want to get it modded for AP. I am hoping to buy a used modded Canon at some point.

Question I have is around pre-modded DSLR's. I have seen a few for sale on various sites, but was wondering - do you need any other filters on a modded camera, ie Ha? I have seen some amazing wide field shots of Orion showing Barnards Loop, and would love to be able to capture something like that. Obviously, if further filters are required I will need to factor the cost of those in as well.

Thanks in advance

Nige

[geoflewis]

Nige,

In my experience an Ha clip filter definitely makes a significant difference on Ha rich regions, e.g. Rosette, Heart and Soul nebulae, etc., but my modded Canon 600D did pretty well on it's own for many targets. I don't have a wide field lens, so I never tried for Barnards Loop, hence can't advice on that one.

Good luck, Geof

[rockinrome]

Hello
If using SkyTech make sure you have the "CCD" type of filter for modded camera's.
I use the CLS (non CCD) in my unmodded camera and works a treat.

Kind regards
MJ

 

[Nigeyboy]

Thanks for the replies guys. Looks like it might have to be a case of starting with a modded camera, and going from there.

[tingting44]

how did you get on? im in a similar situation and would like to know what paths you ended up going down