Hello, I am new to the forum and want say hello to everyone. I went to photography school back in the film days. I am now wanting to get involved with nightscape photography and maybe some astrophotography. I am looking to get a dslr and have looked at the popular brands. Nikon 5500, Canon Eos m6 and Sony. My peice cap is $1000.00. Are there any suggestions from any experienced people on what camera may be suggested? They all seem technically similar and I see mirrorless is a rend. I need sharp low light setup.
Any suggestions?
Welcome.
Keep Mirrorless among your considerations as many vintage lenses can be easily adapted to them.
This may help on your budget.
Have fun.
Thank you, the Canon I mentioned is mirrorless and around $800.
Nice, Stan. So is that Chicago or Vermont landscape silhouetted by the night sky?
--Bob
Nice picture Stan. Looks like a nice place to be.
I hope to get some milkyway pictures this summer.
rmalarz wrote:
Nice, Stan. So is that Chicago or Vermont landscape silhouetted by the night sky?
--Bob
Bob, I took that image in Tucson in the Saguora desert close to the Mexican border. The light you see over the mountains was light pollution from Tucson.
Stan, I figured as much. I knew it had to be within Az. Just a bit of fun, evidenced by the smilie after my name.
--Bob
PixelStan77 wrote:
Bob, I took that image in Tucson in the Saguora desert close to the Mexican border. The light you see over the mountains was light pollution from Tucson.
Thank you so much, I checked out the websites and they are a wealth of input for me. I have done research on ff and sensors but not sure I will be able to get the best but I will check out your suggestions in my price range and maybe add to it. Thank you Repleo
bwana
Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada
ASCET3 wrote:
Hello, I am new to the forum and want say hello to everyone. I went to photography school back in the film days. I am now wanting to get involved with nightscape photography and maybe some astrophotography. I am looking to get a dslr and have looked at the popular brands. Nikon 5500, Canon Eos m6 and Sony. My peice cap is $1000.00. Are there any suggestions from any experienced people on what camera may be suggested? They all seem technically similar and I see mirrorless is a rend. I need sharp low light setup.
Any suggestions?
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If you're really serious about getting into astrophotography and nightscape photography, save up your dollars and buy a Sony A7S (not the II). It has phenomenal low light performance, is full frame and, with adapters, can mount almost any lens or telescope in existence.
If you get into astrophotography, you'll probably want to modify your camera to full spectrum. An A7S is easily modded and does a good job of capturing the Ha spectrum from emission nebulas, as well as everything else. A full spectrum camera can also be used with IR Pass filters for IR photography.
Clear skies!
bwa
ASCET3 wrote:
Hello, I am new to the forum and want say hello to everyone. I went to photography school back in the film days. I am now wanting to get involved with nightscape photography and maybe some astrophotography. I am looking to get a dslr and have looked at the popular brands. Nikon 5500, Canon Eos m6 and Sony. My peice cap is $1000.00. Are there any suggestions from any experienced people on what camera may be suggested? They all seem technically similar and I see mirrorless is a rend. I need sharp low light setup.
Any suggestions?
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Look into the Fujifilm cameras. You’ll get much more bang for your buck over Sony.
rmalarz wrote:
Nice, Stan. So is that Chicago or Vermont landscape silhouetted by the night sky?
--Bob
I have been to Vermont a few times. I have never seen any cactus in my travels. I'm guessing it's Chicago.
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