DSLR camera's for Astrophotography

[laser_jock99]

The fuji superccd is a great design for astro though, a pity they stopped making them.

Just a pity the tether software is quite limited.

TSED70Q, iOptron Smart EQ pro, ASI-120MM, Finepix S5 pro.

Yes - shame Fuji dropped out of the DSLR market. As you say the Super CCD arrangement was something quite different from Sony/Canon/Nikon contemporary offerings.

Also Fuji made a tasty full spectrum version from the factory- the IS Pro model which proved to be a great Ha imager with low noise- nice if you can get hold of one!

Fuji IS Pro DSLR @ ISO3200, NGC7000 in 159s

[andynpage]

Oops! Sorry, Feral Rabbit, guilty as charged. I never looked at the thread dates. I'll get my coat...!

Thanks Dave in Vermont fir assistance. Ah! Vermont in October! You lucky Earthling!

Btw how do I get to list my equipment at the bottom of my posts??

[Tinker1947]

To list your kit, go to your Name top right on the screen, click on Settings, then select Signature on the left side of the screen.........

[Psychobilly]

To list your kit, go to your Name top right on the screen, click on Settings, then select Signature on the left side of the screen.........

Might need a few more posts before you can see the options for the sigs...

Peter...

[Tinker1947]

Might need a few more posts before you can see the options for the sigs...

Peter...

Is this a 50 Post thing, been a while since i was there.....

[Psychobilly]

I would have to check - I didn't think it was that High...  We were having some issues with spammers using the signature  feature so had to implement a  number of post count thing before people could create them to give us a chance to weed the spammers out...

[Psychobilly]

It's 10 posts to be able to create  a signature - apologies for the off topic  drift to answer a question in the thread...

Peter...

[Feral Rabbit]

No apologies needed Andy, I've done it before on other forums.

As it is it seems to have breathed some life back into an old thread.

Regards

[andynpage]

I recently bought a Canon 1000 D on eBay through auction and paid £150. It's a great camera easy to learn and very versatile. I think £150 is a fair price but the more recent cameras of course fetch more money. I also bought the Canon 55–250 mm telephoto lens. I agree with Deneb that the Canon 1000D DSLR is remarkable value for money and should bring you lots of pleasure. I also bought a Hama tripod for it. The cheap one at £17 but it seems very sturdy and is proving very reliable. Have fun!