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Originally Posted by Chancellor
Images were done using an unmodified Canon 500D, Scope: ED100. No filters and a Western Sydney light polluted sky.
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Thanks for that.
The images you posted are in JPG format, is this was the Canon 500D outputs its RAW images as? (i.e. lossless JPG)
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Originally Posted by Merlin66
Re mods to DSLR - there's two options
-remove the standard inbuilt filter completely to give a "full spectrum" mod. This will allow you to record from the UV to the NIR ( 370nm to beyond 700nm
- replace the filter with a Baader UV-IR filter -this improves the camera response to Ha but blocks the UV below 395nm and the IR above 700nm
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Thanks to you too Merlin. Very useful info for me.
I think I may have narrowed it down now to the following, unless someone wants to throw something else into the mix?
- 550D (same as the 500D but newer model)
- 1000D (cheaper but still very popular)
The Pentax Kx is still in my sights given they are apparently quite good in lower light situations. I did however read that they have an automatic dark frame after 30" exposures which you can't turn off.
Thanks,
Af.