>>3797201That's my post there on DPreview - although I don't think anyone was all that interested in what I put up. Probably because the Ra has only been out for a short while and not everyone needs it. I bought the EOS Ra thinking I could use it for both Astro and Terrestrial photography but the editing process was tedious and unreliable... so I ended up buying the EOS R6 for terrestrial work. This also enables me to use the same RF 85mm f/1.2L lens on each camera as needed. Glad you liked the images. I wasn't sure if these were good or not although that 10 second JPEG from the Ra is similar to 7.5 hours of integrated images by other photographers of the same region/subject using unmodified cameras.
I seem to remember an article by Roger Clarke that showed you could get almost identical results with both modified and unmodified camera sensors. But I'm getting some surprising results from the EOS Ra at the moment. Both of those Orion images were slightly edited for color (saturation) and contrast (levels).
If you want other samples from the Ra I can post them. But I still haven't used anything more than a Manfrotto tripod so no stacking or really long exposures yet. Some tiny 200g counterweights arrived from AMAZON today so I think I ought to be able to get a new Celestron EQ Mount up and running next time out. It should give me much longer exposure times with lower ISOs and smaller apertures.
* It was members here who encouraged me to pursue Astro gear in a post almost a year ago. I still don't own a telescope.
