Nikon D70s Vs. Canon REBEL xt

Hello !
I would like to get a digital SLR camera, but I don't know which one is better for astrophotography if the Nikon D70S or the Canon REBEL XT.
Which one would you recommend? and why?
thank you very much !!!

Alvaro Garay

Alvaro,
Get the Canon. It has higher sensitivity than the Nikon. Almost all of the imagers in our club who use dslr's have the Canon's. On has the new 20da and it is an excellent performer, albeit very pricy.
Come by some day or give me a call. Long time since we spoke.

Walt

Alvaro Garay said:

Hello !
I would like to get a digital SLR camera, but I don't know which one is better for astrophotography if the Nikon D70S or the Canon REBEL XT.
Which one would you recommend? and why?
thank you very much !!!

Alvaro Garay

Actually, you might want to look at the Nikon D50.

It's got lower noise than the D70s.

If you're planning to have it modified for astro work, someone said Hutech charges less for the D50 mod than for the Canon ones.

Go with the Canon...not only is the noise lower at higher ISOs--and it's visibly lower--they also do much, much better in long exposures. The Nikons do very poor the longer the exposure goes.

Believe me--I tried and tried not to do it, but ended up switching all of my Nikon gear and over 20 years Nikon experience because the difference for astrophotography was that great....

Jeff