Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This comparison and testing video probably won’t be interesting to anyone but myself (lol), so skip if ya like. Most videos I’ve seen for low light testing are more for some cool night street photography or some controlled studio ones, but I need something more for my style of filming of the dark night sky. I do push the extremes and bring night to day, but that’s the look I’m after. It’s not for everyone of course.
Since the previous night there were flashing glitches on the new Canon Ra while filming for over an hour, I wanted to do a long night test again to see if it would happen again. No glitches were seen, though I’m still wary and need to test more. An hour’s worth of video is sped up 800% down to 5 minutes at the beginning.
Also, at 5:35 there is a comparison of low light noise between the Canon Ra and Canon R cameras on the dark night sky. The only light source is pretty much nothing but the stars and planets. The Ra was clearly better with less noise than the R. Some settings were the same but did change up to try and equal the brightness. A slight color grade is at 9:39.
8:43pm to 10:05pm, Sunday, August 23, 2020, NE Ohio (USA), SW Sky, 78°F (26°C)
Filmed with the Canon Ra Astro Camera & Canon 50mm F/1.4 USM Lens
And the Canon R Camera & Tamron 35-150mm F/2.8-4 Lens
Recorded onto the Atomos Ninja Flame & V, 5” & 7” Monitor/Recorders
Everything put together in Final Cut Pro X
~Jayling
(Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone)
My Photos & Videos Website:
jayling.smugmug.com
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Here's the equipment used in this video:
-Canon EOS Ra Astro Camera: amzn.to/3gmSJFB
-Canon 50mm F/1.4 USM Lens: amzn.to/3gi6Xrf
-Atomos Ninja Flame 7" 4K Field Monitor/Recorder: amzn.to/34a4Xv9
-Benro C373T Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs: amzn.to/2XzddGz
-SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt-AZ Telescope Mount: amzn.to/2YFiVDm
-Orion SynScan V5 Hand Controller: amzn.to/2JyzxYp
-Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame Camera: amzn.to/2Wn8dkF
-Tamron 35-150mm F/2.8-4 Lens: amzn.to/2B9oraQ
-Atomos Ninja V 5” 4k Recorder/Monitor: amzn.to/2Wt2D1K
-Manfrotto MVH500AH Fluid Video Head: amzn.to/2jGw0NA
-ProAm Tripod, 75mm bowl: amzn.to/31D8p0V
-Tascam DR-100 MK III Audio Recorder: amzn.to/2LwwqQT
-Tascam TM-2x Mic: amzn.to/2LNADRL
-SkySafari Pro App: skysafariastronomy.com
Links to my gear are for Amazon. I'm an Amazon Associate for which I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on them, thanks in advance. Additional equipment I use is listed over at my website: jayling.smugmug.com/Equipment
This comparison and testing video probably won’t be interesting to anyone but myself (lol), so skip if ya like. Most videos I’ve seen for low light testing are more for some cool night street photography or some controlled studio ones, but I need something more for my style of filming of the dark night sky. I do push the extremes and bring night to day, but that’s the look I’m after. It’s not for everyone of course.
Since the previous night there were flashing glitches on the new Canon Ra while filming for over an hour, I wanted to do a long night test again to see if it would happen again. No glitches were seen, though I’m still wary and need to test more. An hour’s worth of video is sped up 800% down to 5 minutes at the beginning.
Also, at 5:35 there is a comparison of low light noise between the Canon Ra and Canon R cameras on the dark night sky. The only light source is pretty much nothing but the stars and planets. The Ra was clearly better with less noise than the R. Some settings were the same but did change up to try and equal the brightness. A slight color grade is at 9:39.
8:43pm to 10:05pm, Sunday, August 23, 2020, NE Ohio (USA), SW Sky, 78°F (26°C)
Filmed with the Canon Ra Astro Camera & Canon 50mm F/1.4 USM Lens
And the Canon R Camera & Tamron 35-150mm F/2.8-4 Lens
Recorded onto the Atomos Ninja Flame & V, 5” & 7” Monitor/Recorders
Everything put together in Final Cut Pro X
~Jayling
(Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone)
My Photos & Videos Website:
jayling.smugmug.com
--------------------------------------------------------
Here's the equipment used in this video:
-Canon EOS Ra Astro Camera: amzn.to/3gmSJFB
-Canon 50mm F/1.4 USM Lens: amzn.to/3gi6Xrf
-Atomos Ninja Flame 7" 4K Field Monitor/Recorder: amzn.to/34a4Xv9
-Benro C373T Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs: amzn.to/2XzddGz
-SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt-AZ Telescope Mount: amzn.to/2YFiVDm
-Orion SynScan V5 Hand Controller: amzn.to/2JyzxYp
-Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame Camera: amzn.to/2Wn8dkF
-Tamron 35-150mm F/2.8-4 Lens: amzn.to/2B9oraQ
-Atomos Ninja V 5” 4k Recorder/Monitor: amzn.to/2Wt2D1K
-Manfrotto MVH500AH Fluid Video Head: amzn.to/2jGw0NA
-ProAm Tripod, 75mm bowl: amzn.to/31D8p0V
-Tascam DR-100 MK III Audio Recorder: amzn.to/2LwwqQT
-Tascam TM-2x Mic: amzn.to/2LNADRL
-SkySafari Pro App: skysafariastronomy.com
Links to my gear are for Amazon. I'm an Amazon Associate for which I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on them, thanks in advance. Additional equipment I use is listed over at my website: jayling.smugmug.com/Equipment
