Tag Archives: astrophotography

The High ISO Battle of the Full Frame Heavy Weights – Canon 6D vs Canon 5D Mark III

Posted on 13. Dec, 2012 by .

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On the “Canon5DMarkSeries” yahoo group, a member (Don Marcotte) has been very interested in finding out about the high ISO performance of the Canon EOS 6D – so he managed to visit his local store and they let him do some “dark” tests – by placing the body cap or lens cap on the camera [...]

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Canon announces a new DSLR for astronomy – the Canon EOS 60Da

Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by .

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While not really targeted at HDSLR shooters, Canon has today announced a new camera some of you may be interested in… the Canon EOS 60Da is aimed squarely at astrophotographers but also retains the Canon EOS 60D features of live view and movie recording. New Canon EOS 60Da DSLR Camera For Astronomy Enthusiasts Captures The [...]

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planet5D interview of Patryk Kizny online and dryeye giveaway winners

Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by .

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We had a very interesting conversation with Patryk Kizny from DitoGear the other day – he’s involved in three different companies at the same time – incredibly fascinating because of all the projects he has his fingers in – including the timelapse and astrophotography. The interview is online now and you can watch it below [...]

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planet5D live interview with DitoGear’s Patryk Kizny and a DryEyes giveaway!

Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by .

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DitoGear’s Patryk Kizny (who brought you “the Chapel” with the BTS we showed you) will be our next planet5D live interview on Wednesday February 23rd – at 8pm CET (that’s great for you folks in Europe!) so make sure you are there! In fact, here’s the .ics file that you can download and put on [...]

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The sun, moon, and a space station all in one AMAZING Canon EOS 5D Mark II photo

Posted on 05. Jan, 2011 by .

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Quite a feat capturing the partial solar eclipse including both the sun and moon and at the same time capturing the NASA International Space Station with a single Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) still frame! You might be thinking this is no big deal, but logistically, it is amazing! The Space Station is traveling [...]

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