Re: Anyone Comment on the New Canon 40D for Astro work?

On Oct 18, 2:04 pm, Chris L Peterson <c...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:36:19 GMT, "MAT" <M...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Yep...Scroll down a bit to the "3 new cameras" thing and see the comparisons
http://www.skynewsmagazine.com/

And note that the camera under discussion, the Canon 40D, has a live LCD
display, allowing focusing (including with the display zoomed) without
using the viewfinder- a huge plus for astroimaging.

The Nikon D300 has a 900,000 pixel 3" display with live view.


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