Canon 20Da DSLR

for astrophotographers [enhance H-alpha etc]..at £1700 seems a good price at http://www.telescopehouse.com/ ?

Nytecam

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:59:13 +0000, nytecam
wrote:


for astrophotographers [enhance H-alpha etc]..at £1700 seems a good
price at http://www.telescopehouse.com/ ?

Nytecam

Nope!

Considering that the regular 20D body can be had for about £850 _and_
with free stuff it seems like daylight robbery to me (or should that
be nightlight robbery lol).

Jim

Originally Posted by Jim Attfield

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:59:13 +0000, nytecam
wrote:


for astrophotographers [enhance H-alpha etc]..at £1700 seems a good
price at http://www.telescopehouse.com/ ?

Nytecam

Nope!

Considering that the regular 20D body can be had for about £850 _and_
with free stuff it seems like daylight robbery to me (or should that
be nightlight robbery lol).

Jim

We are talking Halpha here I assume?? I thought this was a marked reduction on 20Da launch price. What does the 20D + Hutech conversion cost nowadays?

Nytecam

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:57:28 +0000, nytecam
wrote:
We are talking Halpha here I assume?? I thought this was a marked
reduction on 20Da launch price. What does the 20D + Hutech conversion
cost nowadays?

It might well be a reduction but I struggle with the differential cost
between this and the regular body, now available all over the place
sub-£850.

I understand the premium, but it seems to involve only the removal of
the IR filter (for H-alpha enhancement) and the replacement of the
mirror with a partially silvered one for short previews on the LCD
display. Firmware changes to support same. Is this worth double the
money?

I guess it's just the lower volumes that keep the price up, and the
lack of real alternatives except DIY (probably not the mirror though).
Don't know about the Hutech price.

Jim