Astrophotography Cameras in 2020. What's the Best Choice? 

Well said my man

True story!

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Going rate for a used Panasonic G7 is about £200. It can interval shoot (time lapse) up to 1 minute or B (bulb) on an interval timer. Also does dark frame. But you don't normally need to shoot for more than 20 seconds and then stack. You can use what would be very high ISO numbers that you wouldn't dare use on most DSLR. For astro though you do need a short length camera adapter, a T2 to M4/3, not the normal long length lens adapter, look for astro eyepiece (T2) to M4/3 adapters not lens adapters. The sensor has to at be some 17 to 20mm not the full 45mm needed for a mirror box SLR lens. Going up to one of the pro M4/3 like GH4 or E-M5, they hold their price. Going down from prosumer to consumer, they don't shoot intervals. With the Olympus E-M5ii the body stabilisation on a tripod for long exposures works well. Normal advise is turn stabilisation off but the Olympus has the best, and it works. Electronic noise degradation up to a minute is unnoticeable, much over that the Olympus sensor gets warm where Panasonic (except the new ones with body IS) stay cool; they both use the same make sensors.

It’s true, just means you should save a little longer! Before you purchase!! If you get your ‘second’ choice, it will annoy you in time!!! Yes $200-500 more is a lot, but within a few weeks months after making your second choice purchase, and u see tour 1st choice and think that if only I waited!!!😱😱😱👍🏼. We all have choices take care be safe!!!

Thanks Chuck!

Will a 350 dollar DSLR with a 75-300MM lens be a good start gotta find a tripod tho?

​@@halowars337 Depends on the camera model and what you are trying to photograph, but generally yes. I use myself an DSLR (Canon Eos 450d) i bought for 55$ on Ebay and the results are great. The lens should be ok, but you should start out with low magnification. A good option for starters would be the Omegon LX 2/3, which is a tracking mount, it costs 129-190€ and can be mounted to an standard tripod. Its great for widefield long exposures.

Ray! Thanks man. Can you tell I used extensive notes for this one? :)

Hi sir Both of you are pioneers of the telescope world

@@AstroBackyard It is very well articulated. So I was guessing :-) it came out really good.

@@RaysAstrophotography But Ray is right with the scripting! You did a very good job with this video! It's very precise and you follow a nice golden thread through this video. Everything you need to know - not more. Greetings Chris

@@AstroBackyard If you've ever presented scientific stuff you'll know that you're preaching to the choir, so forget the 'tell them what you're going to tell them' and the 'tell them what you told them'. They have a low boredom level like small kids. You know your stuff backwards so get in , tell them concisely , do the conclusion and get off. Let them ask questions later. You did that. Thanks.

Thanks Kurt!!

My pleasure Jeff - thank you!!

Mr Keele! Keep up the great work brother

Cheers Ben. Thank you. I am excited too!!

Late, but - I have the K-70 w/ astrotracer, this camera doesn't have onboard GPS so the accessory you mention was the O-GPS1 hot shoe GPS module. When I bought it, it was nearly half the price of the K-70. There's a newer O-GPS2 version that just over a hunnit bucks or so right now. The K-1 and other Pentax cams have onboard GPS.

Elmiko! Thank you - I will. Cheers

Anywhere along the north shore of Lake Erie!

@@AstroBackyard Awesome. I have never been but going to Point Pelee for the first time and make a note to go out at night on the way back to TO. Cheers!

Solid camera. Congrats man

@@AstroBackyard Thank you!! Clear skies 🌌

u sound like my grandma

Whats the BEST lens (even better than the sigma 14mm f1.8) for Milky way timelapse or even shots of orion? Also is Canon T8i or Canon 90D good for astrophotography and if so is the BEST lens able to mount on either of these Canon cameras?