Daytime photography with the Canon EOS Ra

[alis80b]

I probably won't post many photos in this section but thought this may be of interest... to anyone who is interested 😊

 

I can't actually remember when I took any photos with a 'proper' camera.

 

These are all taken with my Canon EOS Ra (with my old Canon lens).

 

Canon's website states... "The EOS Ra is a dedicated camera for Astrophotography subjects, and is not recommended for everyday photographic use"

 

Thought I'd give it a go anyway on my recent trip to Suffolk.

 

I don't think it did too bad (considering it's a dedicated Astro camera) 😊

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[+Graham]

Now there are some familiar sights. 👍

 

[+Ibbo]

59 minutes ago, Graham said:

Now there are some familiar sights. 👍

 

Indeed, though it was a good while back.

Edited July 2, 2021 by Ibbo

[alis80b]

1 hour ago, Graham said:

Now there are some familiar sights. 👍

 

Ahh 😊

It was my first time to Suffolk (in fact my first UK holiday in the past 18 years 🙈). I absolutely loved Aldeburgh! Definitely want to return! 

I quite fancy trying to get some Milky Way shots with the boats in the foreground 😊

[+Ibbo]

4 minutes ago, alis80b said:

Ahh 😊

It was my first time to Suffolk (in fact my first UK holiday in the past 18 years 🙈). I absolutely loved Aldeburgh! Definitely want to return! 

I quite fancy trying to get some Milky Way shots with the boats in the foreground 😊

18 years is a long time, I have not been aboard ( unless Scotland and Wales count) since 2006 and that was for a special event in Turkey.

 

Graham and myself worked on the site of a rather large project in that area but we did not know each other then.

 

I did quite a bit of exploring in that area in the evenings as it kept me out of the pub while later on.

 

 

[alis80b]

5 hours ago, Ibbo said:

18 years is a long time, I have not been aboard ( unless Scotland and Wales count) since 2006 and that was for a special event in Turkey.

 

Graham and myself worked on the site of a rather large project in that area but we did not know each other then.

 

I did quite a bit of exploring in that area in the evenings as it kept me out of the pub while later on.

 

 

Travel was my big passion in life until Covid put a stop to it 😩

It was one of the reasons I took up astrophotography as a new hobby, it gave me something else I could take photos of 😊

I was really impressed with Suffolk so am going to try and find some other dark sky sites around the UK. I can’t see myself dragging my telescope and all my gear on a plane anytime soon (even when the restrictions get lifted).

It takes me all my time to lift it from my garage to my garden 😂

 

Ahh that’s funny how you both worked on the same site and then your paths have crossed again with Astro 😊

 

[Chris P.]

Nice colour balance and no real indication it is astro-dedicated to me. I've got an astro-modified Canon 5DMkII and even with the IR filter removed I can get back to "normal" using an on-camera custom white balance setting

[philjay]

Very good colour and white balance. I used my modded 1000d a lot on terrestrial by just doing a custom white balance frame and using that every time. It still had a slight red hue but was easily processed out. I used it for a wedding once as official photographer and it performed well

[alis80b]

1 hour ago, Chris P. said:

Nice colour balance and no real indication it is astro-dedicated to me. I've got an astro-modified Canon 5DMkII and even with the IR filter removed I can get back to "normal" using an on-camera custom white balance setting

I was pretty surprised and really pleased that I can use it for daytime photography. Makes it better value for money 😊

[alis80b]

1 hour ago, philjay said:

Very good colour and white balance. I used my modded 1000d a lot on terrestrial by just doing a custom white balance frame and using that every time. It still had a slight red hue but was easily processed out. I used it for a wedding once as official photographer and it performed well

I was really surprised with it. It didn’t seem to show any red issues at all, even just using the default white balance settings on the camera.

 

I was so pleased with it i’ve written to Canon to tell them 😊

[8472]

Great images, Alison.

 

Coincidentally, I watched a YouTube vid a few days ago stating the Ra maybe has an automatic undocumented daylight WB mode, hence better than expected daytime images.

 

Nico Carver, of Nebula photos fame.