Aurora Camera

[Phaeton]

I just looked over this post and realized I missed my most important question, and that is regarding temperature.

During the last solar cycle most of the aurora photographers were using film cameras in the beginning but during those years of maximum more and more were going to digital. The main complaint about digital was battery performance in freezing temperatures.
I have never owned a canon and am not locked into the brand but most of the current aurora photographers are using canon so I thought they may have solved the battery problem, but I'm open to any brand that can do the job.

The camera will just be a tool to record the experience but it's the hunt I enjoy, not only those freezing nights with my camera and dog but tracking the incoming plasma with early warning satellites located a million miles from earth and being out there to witness impact. This was not possible before the internet so it's relatively new.

You know what they say about looking to good to be true, well, here it is.

I ordered this camera and lens,

first; I got an e-mail regarding the camera body informing me that they had sold out and the camera was back ordered and could take 8 weeks to fill the order.

edit; I was wrong about the lens it's on the way and should be here today , the second e-mail was about the second camera I ordered, they are sold out too.

Happy Trails,
the unsuccessful shopper
Bill
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