Digital Camera Question????

Hello everyone,
I am in the beginning stages of finding a nice digital camera. I would like to spend $1000 or less. Is it possible to find a happy medium for a camera suited for both recreation and astrophotography? If so any information would be great.

Clear skies,
Jay
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Here ya' go, the can-do astro camera of choice; kit with an EF-S 18-55mm Canon lens included
for less than your $1000 requirement:

Our Price: $999.00


Available here or from Astromart sponsors:

http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=6312&m=45


Since its release, this DSLR has been creating the most buzz in astro-imaging forums.
I'd humbly suggest this camera over any other in your price range, as its sensitivity,
low noise extended exposures, and astro-friendly nature have been borne out in the major
digital astro-imaging egroups. It's far more versatile than a non-removeable
lens digicam, and has consistently held its own alongside more pricey setups (no I don't own
one!)


Here's a shot from its cousin though, a Canon 10D, with which the same chip and other features are
shared (4" AP Traveler, Canon 10D):

image info http://www.astro-nut.com/m42-03dec25.html :




(aberrations on brighter stars were the result of the bright end of a 2" coupler that was used,
which has since been corrected)



And here's a normal daytime shot from the same camera, using a Canon lens (hmmm... unfortunately
there must of been a piece of dust on the lens that speckled this June 8th image of the sun! 8O ):




Cheers,

Paul


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Jay:

Go to dpreviews.com (Digital Photography reviews) and browse around....Besides the Canon Digital Rebel you might look at the Nikon D70; for more money check out the Nikon D100 and the Canon D10; for cameras that you can't change the lenses and must be hooked up to the scope with a lens adaptor look at the Nikon Coolpix 5700, 8700, 5400 and the Olympus C8080WZ; this site has a lot of good information. I am doing the same research. The pick of the litter IMHO, if there was a T-ring available, would be the Olympus E-1 DSLR, which I might get anyway because of the build quality (magnesium alloy body, body and lenses are sealed so as to be proof against moisture and dust; none of the others are) and the quality of the pictures right out of the camera without messing around with them in Photoshop (lots of grousing about the Canons in this regards). Good luck. Ted