canon 40d or

[richard omeara]

I want to step in to astrophotograghy.My son wants to get in to close up bug insect photography.I really dont want to buy 2 cameras .What is the canon 40d unmoded like for astro. Any advise would help heaps....

[vindictive666]

hi have a look at this thread

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=31894&highlight=450d

and this one

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=31654&highlight=450d

hope this helps :)

regards john

ps deep pockets are all so a requirement :) lol

[RB]

Yes indeed the 40D is well suited for both macro insect and astro imaging.
For astro, any of the current Canon DSLRs will produce lovely images but you'll need a decent mount and set it up right to get things working well.

As John said it does get expensive, it all depends on your expectations and your budget.