Canon launches EOS 60Da DSLR for astrophotography

[Xenedis]

From dpreview.com:

Canon has launched the EOS 60Da, a variant of its 60D DSLR tuned for astrophotography. The camera features a re-worked infra-red filter leaving the camera more sensitive to a specific emission frequency (656nm) of hydrogen, key to capturing images of features such as nebulae (gas clouds) in space. The 18MP camera continues where 2005's 8MP EOS 20Da left off.

More information here:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/04...trophotography

Presently there's no announcement on either the Australian or North American Canon sites.

[Bennymiata]

Sounds good for some infra-red photography too!

Not cheap though.

[jamiepole]

I have a 60D that I use a little for astro/solar work - the flex screen on them is a godsend when using on the end of a scope (the camera can end up pointed all sorts of directions - so this is really handy!)... a bit on the expenive side, but astrophotography really is a niche industry.

[Astroman]

Be interesting to see what the IQ is like with them, considering for the same price maybe a little lower, you can get a dedicated One Shot Colour CCD camera with greater sensitivity, lower noise and cooling down to -35c, giving a very low noise and smoother image. Also the dedicated Camera is much lighter and smaller than the DSLR.