Astro Modification Recommendations Required for EOS 6D

[Suffolk Chris]

Hi All,

Ive just joined the forum (first post) and starting to get in to Astrophotography.

I live in Suffolk in the UK. Could anyone recommend or advise on a good safe company to send my Canon EOS 6D to be astro modified. How much are other people on this forum paying for the service and who are they sending there camera's too and would they recommend the service they received? Are there any camera modders I need to avoid?

Currently looking at DSLR Astro Mod, anybody had a 6D done with him and would they recommend?

Edited September 5, 2020 by Suffolk Chris

[City9Town0]

I used

https://www.cheapastrophotography.com/

for my 450D. very pleased.

[Suffolk Chris]

1 hour ago, City9Town0 said:

I used

https://www.cheapastrophotography.com/

for my 450D. very pleased.

Thanks City9Town0 - I will check him out. I am beginning to regret getting the 6D now with the prices im seeing, sure it will be worth it though.

[david_taurus83]

Either Astronomiser or CheapAstroPhotography. The 6D costs a little more to modify but its a great camera once done. Big pixels, low noise. I bought mine already modified from Juan at CheapAstro.. He can be hard to get hold of via email but usually does respond in a day or 2.

I had a 600D when I first started out but the 6D is another league. All below taken with my 6D and an IDAS D2 LP filter. The Heart and Soul was with a duo band filter.

 

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[Suffolk Chris]

54 minutes ago, david_taurus83 said:

Either Astronomiser or CheapAstroPhotography. The 6D costs a little more to modify but its a great camera once done. Big pixels, low noise. I bought mine already modified from Juan at CheapAstro.. He can be hard to get hold of via email but usually does respond in a day or 2.

I had a 600D when I first started out but the 6D is another league. All below taken with my 6D and an IDAS D2 LP filter. The Heart and Soul was with a duo band filter.

 

Thanks David, I will certainly check them all out. Great pictures by the way, are they stacked or just one shot exposures?

[david_taurus83]

All stacked. Orion was around 5 hours of 60s subs. Heart and Soul 6 hours of 300s subs. M13 around 3 hours of 60s. M27 was 40m of 60s! M33 an hour of 60s subs and M106 was around 5 hours of 120s subs I believe. All at ISO1600. The 5 hour plus images are captured over 2 or 3 nights.

[michael8554]

9 hours ago, david_taurus83 said:

Big pixels, low noise.

I agree with David, very sensitive and low noise even at ISO 1600.

The big pixels would match a 1000mm or more FL scope, or you'll be undersampling.

Michael

[Suffolk Chris]

Thanks for the advice people, I have gone with Astronomiser, the camera gets to him tomorrow, Andy is doing the mod next Monday. Next to tick off my list is a autoguider for my Meade LX200 10" F10 scope.not an ideal scope for DSO but its all I have for now, good learning AP scope no doubt. I will start a new thread for that I think.

[AbsolutelyN]

 Had a 6d modified with Astronomiser earlier this year. Fast and efficient and camera is great.

[dark knight]

In same boat, however cannot reach him (Andy, astronomiser) via the email on his site, anyone got up to date contact details for him please, much appreciated.