Seeking DSLR Advice

I'm planning to purchase a DSLR for astro imaging. What's the word on
new products from Canon in the next three-six months?

TIA

Tim Killian wrote:
I'm planning to purchase a DSLR for astro imaging. What's the word on
new products from Canon in the next three-six months?

Well, I did spend the night at a Holiday Inn Express. OOPS! I meant to
say I did attend the astro DSLR forum sponsored by Canon at NEAF in
May.

Informed speculation: I am not looking for anything from Canon in the
near future; the 30D and other models are still relatively new. The
20Da is only recently discontinued.

Authoritative: Canon representatives said that Canon is considering a
successor to the 20Da, and they had a questionnaire for attendees at
the DSLR forum in order to gauge the amount of interest, ask what
features people would like to see in such a camera, and ask "how much
would you be willing to pay?"

I would not hesitate to purchase a Canon DSLR at this time out of
concern that it would be obsoleted in the near future; my 20D does not
feel obsolete in spite of being out of production. Indeed, I hope that
I will be able to buy a Hutech 30D soon. But I'm not recommending
anything to you, lest you be a person who has to have the /very/
latest...

Davoud

--
usenet *at* davidillig dawt com

OK. A group of my friends at Honeywell did some research and while the
Canon
came out well the Minolta also came out well with most of the same
features and
cheaper by some distance. So, three of them bought Minoltas and they are
very
pleased. One of the group belongs to my club and he and I have shot
everything
from spectra to M57 at prime focus, to planets by projection, timed
exposures of
M13 and several galaxies and my only complaint about the camera is that
like most
dslr's you cannot toggle the camera to a monitor to focus - and find that
a crime!
I guess you have to spend $2k+ to do that (which is nuts in my book). One
of the
guys in Minneapolis passed my complaint on to the Minolta (and Canon) rep
and
the rep replied: "............well..... nobody asks for that features
that's why the
manufacturers dont include it ... who would want that!?"

Take a look at the Minoltas and see what you think.

jw

Tim Killian wrote:

I'm planning to purchase a DSLR for astro imaging. What's the word on
new products from Canon in the next three-six months?

TIA

Tim Killian wrote:
I'm planning to purchase a DSLR for astro imaging. What's the word on
new products from Canon in the next three-six months?

TIA


ISO Sensitivity / Noise levels (Canon 5D, 1Ds Mk II, Nikon D2X)
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5d/page21.asp

Canon EOS 5D Review - Part II (noise 5D vs 20D)
http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/5D/review2.html

Related: Surface Brightness of Deep-Sky Objects Measured with a Digital Camera
http://www.clarkvision.com/astro/sur...roduction.html

Originally Posted by Harry James

Take a look at the Minoltas and see what you think. jw

Tim Killian wrote:

I'm planning to purchase a DSLR for astro imaging. What's the word on
new products from Canon in the next three-six months?

TIA

Haven't Sony devoured Minolta ? - could look at the Sony Alpha DSLR out August 06 - it looks like a Minolta DSLR clone and compatible with Minolta lenses etc. BTW - Sony makes DSLR APS sized imaging CCDs for Nikon, [ex-] Minolta, Pentax.

Does any DSLR, except Canon, have IR block filter exchange option?

Nytecam - I'm happy with my Rebel = 300D!
51N 0.1W
www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk

your groups of friends at Honeywell must've done their research a very long
time ago, because Minolta is OUT of the DSLR business since last year. Their
cameras are discontinued, their engineers fired, and the DSLR IP was sold to
Sony as far as I can remember. (that was after Minolta was acquired by
Konica ) .The Maxxum 5D was very short lived .

best regards,
matt tudor

Harry James wrote in message ...
OK. A group of my friends at Honeywell did some research and while the
Canon
came out well the Minolta also came out well with most of the same
features and
cheaper by some distance. So, three of them bought Minoltas and they are
very
pleased. One of the group belongs to my club and he and I have shot
everything
from spectra to M57 at prime focus, to planets by projection, timed
exposures of
M13 and several galaxies and my only complaint about the camera is that
like most
dslr's you cannot toggle the camera to a monitor to focus - and find that
a crime!
I guess you have to spend $2k+ to do that (which is nuts in my book). One
of the
guys in Minneapolis passed my complaint on to the Minolta (and Canon) rep
and
the rep replied: "............well..... nobody asks for that features
that's why the
manufacturers dont include it ... who would want that!?"

Take a look at the Minoltas and see what you think.

jw

Tim Killian wrote:

I'm planning to purchase a DSLR for astro imaging. What's the word on
new products from Canon in the next three-six months?

TIA