Our friends over at Pop Photo got a look at the new Canon 60Da, a DSLR aimed at astrophotographers which we plan on swiping from their area of the office as soon as they get one in. It has a specially-modified infrared filter and a sensor that's been altered for the specifics of taking photos of space--a higher sensitivity to H-alpha, reduced noise over long exposures, an included AC adapter for long shooting sessions, that kind of thing. It comes with a price tag about $500 higher than an equivalent non-space-focused camera, but that won't stop us from wanting one. Read more here.
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