[AZ-Observing] Re: Canon Astro Camera
- From: Tim Jones <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:07:42 -0700
On Apr 4, 2012, at 2:12 PM, pulind@xxxxx wrote:
> There's something else to consider when buying a Canon DSLR. Canon has a
> really bad record of updating their USB drivers for new operating systems. I
> own a Canon Rebel XT and a 20Da, and both were used for astrophotography.
> When I replaced my ailing XP laptop with one having 64-bit Windows 7 Pro, I
> was shocked to find out there weren't any drivers those cameras (at least for
> 64 bits). Drivers may have since become available, but It was a great
> incentive to ditch Canon and buy a cooled camera.
> Paul Lind
Actually, it's more a reason to downgrade your new laptop to Windows XP SP3?
Tim
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