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Old 22-11-2014, 05:29 PM
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There certainly used to be more software for controlling Canon DSLRs but I'm not sure if that's still true. Plus there's MagicLantern for Canon DSLRs, which is awesome.

However if I was buying a camera for astro/night photography and normal photography right now I'd buy a Sony A7s. It might end up slightly more expensive than the 6D with that Sigma lens as the Sony lenses seem to be relatively expensive but the low light performance of the A7s seems like it's in a league of its own.

This is just my opinion, qualified by the fact I currently have a 5D mkII and love it, but I think if you're not doing studio or photog work the old assumption that Canon and Nikon cameras will give you the best images and to essentially look past the other manufacturers may not necessarily be true any more, especially as the trend changes to mirrorless over DSLR cameras at the consumer/prosumer levels. Read some reviews and comparisons.

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