Terms of Use. Rainier with the Milky Way using the EOS-R. IMPORTANT: Additional parts may be required to reach photographic focus with certain telescope types:SCTs and Maks generally have enough focus range without any additional optical or physical extensions. It does have a built-in bulb timer though. I also was able to put this camera through its paces on a wildlife photography trip to Campbell River, BC. I was expecting something like the Touch Bar on my MacBook Pro, where it has a little screen that changes what it shows you based on the situation. “The EOS Ra is one that will delight astrophotographers and anyone with a passion for capturing the intricate beauty of the … Apparently this camera autofocuses down to -6 EV which is quite dark. IMPORTANT: Additional parts may be required to reach photographic focus with certain telescope types: SCTs and Maks generally have enough focus range without any additional optical or physical extensions. Reflector type telescopes will typically require the use of a Barlow Lens, yepiece upper barrel can be no larger than 42mm in diameter. This camera lacks a built-in intervalometer, which the cheaper RP does have. Subscribe to my very low traffic mailing list below and I’ll let you know when I’ve shared something new. One concern I had with this camera for night time work was battery life. I shoot a lot of backlit images into or towards the sun, and being able to see the exposure in the EVF before I took the picture was a game changer. ... anyone modded eos r successfully for astrophotography? I might change my mind on this over time and I do encourage you to give the bar a chance. I was pretty impressed with the exposure latitude. In reply to bc0428 • 3 months ago bc0428 wrote: I am planning to remove the low pass filter of my eos r to pick up more Ha signals, don't have the luxury to buy another eos Ra. I borrowed a fast UHS2 SDXC card and was able to blast away about 45 or 50 shots before blowing the buffer, and even then it cleared quickly. It is marketed as a specialist device specifically for creating astrophotography. For a limited time this kit includes a FREE UPGRADE to our new Premium VEPA Plus adapter. Speaking of controls, anyone buying the R is probably going to end up with an RF to EF mount adapter. Canon’s Astrophotography Camera: Canon EOS 60Da. The telescope becomes the camera lens. I was able to use relatively faint stars to autofocus with the R, and more importantly, it was dead-on accurate. Dr. Chris Brown journeys to Northern Japan for the ultimate test in low light performance – astrophotography with the EOS R and RF lenses. The eyepiece “projects” the image onto the camera sensor. The camera has to feel good in hand for long periods of time without causing discomfort. Having to press a button labeled “trash” to fix the focus point was a little nerve-wracking! I haven’t had a chance to try the grip myself. You can position the loupe so it doesn’t do this, but it takes some fidgeting. You can zoom the EVF just like the back of the LCD, and because your eye is nice and close, you get the same effect as with using a loupe on the back LCD. But the secondary use will be with a star tracker (star adventurer) and a telephoto lens. This is useful and you should use this, or you’re going to end up activating it accidentally. This allows you to very precisely see what you are doing, and for focusing, this is awesome. The projected image size increases with distance, similar to a flashlights beam. On paper, the sensor isn’t “the best”, but in my opinion, the images are excellent and the rest of the camera and system more than makes up for any on-paper shortcomings. I wish they would just add a separate control for this, as I spent way too long trying to figure this out. The brightness controls on this camera are a little non-intuitive. Fits Canon Mirrorless EOS-R Models Only. When you change the brightness in the menu, it only changes the brightness of the screen that is currently active. ISO 1600, which is what I normally use for tracking on my 6d, was very, very clean, comparable to but better than the 6d. On a recent wildlife photography trip, I had the R mounted to the 100-400 v2 with a 1.4x teleconverter and the RF to EF control ring adapter. A step above off-the-shelf adapters!VEPA Plus can handle larger eyepieces (to 42mm Max Dia), has a handy laser engraved Extension Scale and a machined Grip Ring! The Canon EOS Ra shares nearly all aspects of the EOS R camera body, with 2 key differences for astrophotography. The Canon EOS Rebel T3i may seem like an odd choice for astrophotography in 2020. I suppose that makes sense given that you aren’t going to be looking at a little touch sensitive screen when you are looking through the viewfinder, but you do have to know what the bar will control. No mirror mechanism. I highly suggest renting one and see how you like it. Assuming that’s you, get the one with the control ring on it. View Setup Diagram for Prime Focus View Setup Diagram for Eyepiece Projection. Instead, it shows you nothing and is instead just a touch sensitive pad with no screen. I chose the R for that trip mostly as an experiment to see how it would perform in that situation. I haven’t found a great solution for that yet with the R, but hope to over time. The EVF is a game-changer in terms of astrophotography in a few ways, but with a few gotchas that can be overcome. The first few shots through the R, I found myself shooting and then quickly checking the LCD on the back to see if I got the exposure correct, which of course was the same as the EVF showed me. Pushed 2.5 stops in Lightroom (far more than I would normally do), there is some noise, but it is quite a bit better than I would have expected. The first astrophotography camera Canon ever released was the EOS 20Da back in 2005. Eyepiece Projection is typically used for Terrestrial, Lunar & Planetary imaging and any time higher magnification is needed to bring out detail. For the 600mm v2, that lens is something like 13 pounds so it feels wonky no matter what camera you have on it. It was like breathing new life into them. If you like this video, please like it and leave a comment. Some of that was purely on me, some of it was the conditions, and I think some of it was also the camera. I intentionally under-exposed most of this image to retain color and detail in the sky, and then recovered the shadows in post. When using the EVF for astrophotography, you’ll want to tame its brightness. I was amazed at how good this was, even with lenses that historically don’t focus that well for me. For a niche hobby like astrophotography, the Canon EOS Ra has sure attracted a lot of attention from the photography world. The classic view of Mt. Since 2007 we do offer our extremly popular Clip-filters. It also contains useful reference information. This kit is suitable for:Prime Focus – In this imaging method the camera is connected directly to the telescope and placed at the "prime" focus of the telescope. Fits telescopes with a standard 1.25" eyepiece port. Normally, it is a bit of a challenge to get a DSLR to autofocus on the stars at night, unless you have the moon or a really bright star and a fast lens.