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Oh, yeah.

Canon EOS Ra

Now I'm hurting...

canon-eos-ra-review

I have a birthday coming up in October; the big double-nickel... Start early, I always say ;)

All the best,
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Now that's one cool camera, but... it's not cooled.
(Ok, ok, I don't really know anything about AP, but I felt that remark was clever enough that I had to say it. Enjoy drooling!)
p.s. I had to look up "double nickel." How could you be 10? Aha, 55, now I get it...
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AntennaGuy wrote: Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:53 am Now that's one cool camera, but... it's not cooled.
(Ok, ok, I don't really know anything about AP, but I felt that remark was clever enough that I had to say it. Enjoy drooling!)
p.s. I had to look up "double nickel." How could you be 10? Aha, 55, now I get it...
Yeah, age... :lol:

Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55

And you're right; it's not cooled! Trust me, I know zip about AP, but you're right, a cooled camera just sounds so much better..!!

Not to intrude on nFA's thread, but one of my infrequent hobbies is HDTV antenna's. I have a stealth-hawk on the roof (OTA Canuck) I welded from steel round bar, and covered in copper piping. I dropped cable because of this :D

And I also found out that since Covid 19 boredom, beer cans can pick up about 12 channels, depending on the weather. And that's from the basement! :lol:

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nFA, my sincere apologies, I'll stop now ;)
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Too much Towa glass/mirrors.

H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D.

Oh yeah, and Solar Cycle 25 :D
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Yup back 10 years ago Sammy Hagar's song was my mantra, plus it was true!

That camera costs as much as my new CEM 60 mount. I got a lot more mass for my money (dollar per pound rating) by purchasing the mount.

Cheers,
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Clearly a fine high quality piece of kit. But you could get all this for the same money:

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-ca ... undle.html

Don't mean to get the watering can out on your fireworks but I'm currently going through a cost/spec/pixel size/sampling/arcseconds/FOV comparison exercise myself. Since I can't afford the one I want it's down to do I want to spend a shed load on what I don't really want!

My birthday is in August, decisions decisions!

Enjoy the drooling! :D

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Thefatkitty wrote: Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:04 am Oh, yeah.

Canon EOS Ra

Now I'm hurting...

canon-eos-ra-review

I have a birthday coming up in October; the big double-nickel... Start early, I always say ;)

All the best,
Mark recite after me, it's just a camera, a camera I tell ya... But a nice one, it's very tempting, but I am spent out until doomsday... Buy a bucket, that's cheaper.
Cheers,

Tony.

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It’s okay to drool!

I am really not sure, but I believe that the Ra is full frame and might not work to well on scopes with less than 2 1/2” focusers.

Also, very pricey!

Look what Steve [mention]STEVE333[/mention] , JT [mention]JayTee[/mention] and others have done with the T3i!
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You gotta wonder about the design engineers over at Canon. They say it is an "Astro" DSLR. We all know that payload weight is a huge deal for most of our imaging mounts. But do they care or notice that this may be a factor in our purchasing decision? Apparently not because they produced a full-frame big ol' heavy DSLR (the camera body alone weighs 660 g) to affix to our OTA's. Hmmm

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∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100
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I wouldn't be too concerned about the weight. A cooled camera like the ZWO1600mm with a loaded 8 position filter wheel is heavier. Camera-410 g, Filter Wheel 400 g, Probably another 50 g for the 7 filters.
Trevor from AstroBackyard did an awesome review of the camera. Being in the desert, and doing most of my imaging in the summer when temps are pushing 110° even at midnight, I don't think it would be a good fit for me. But folks in cooler climates not wishing to deal with mono cameras/filters, this might be a great option.
Also, It's not a DSLR, it's mirrorless.
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