What's your opinion on the Canon EOS 6D?
What's your opinion on the Canon EOS 6D?
It’s a nice and well-respected camera. But it isn’t as nice as a dedicated Astro camera.
A dedicated Astro camera has controlled sensor cooling to reduce noise.
A dedicated Astro camera can be bought in Mono or color RGGB.
A dedicated Astro camera has no moving parts. (very important)
Early on when I was researching my first equipment for AP I considered using my DSLR. But there were so many reasons to just get a regular Astro Camera I went that way.
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I am a grab and go shooter, so I don't want to bring with me big batteries for cooling. The 6D has earned its reputation for a reason. To me, it doesn't make sense to compare DSLRs to cooled dedicated cameras.
That said, it has been the queen of astro for many years, and, even if now there are better back-illuminated sensors such as the one in my Nikon Z6, I still find myself using the 6D for deep sky astrophotography because of its near infinite battery life and amazing ergonomics.
The sensor is on par with cameras like the Nikon D610 or D750, among the best in its category.
I have shot for years with a 6D and I believe that given you can find one for $250 in good condition it is a must have camera. Even for landscapes, a lot of the top nightscapers out there use it regularly.
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I started out with DSLRs (Sony A6×00 with star eater problems, Canon 2000D, Canon 6D) and paired with a Askar modular refractor that supports full frame sensors it was really fun shooting wide field objects.
You can achieve good results if you invest more time in your object. That’s what I did with my Orion and Andromeda back then.
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