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<font size=3>At 11:44 AM 12/02/2015, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">There is a promotional video on
Youtube showing some samples....<br><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9gJFc8Qi8k">
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9gJFc8Qi8k</a></font></blockquote><br>
An interesting camera, but probably not the best
choice. I would suggest the Canon 6D, subsequently modified by
Hu-Tech or Spencers Camera as a better choice. It would cost about
half as much, the pixel size would be much better suited to astro
imaging, the well depth would be significantly better. The Canon
can easily be adapted to take Nikon lenses. The ISO rating of the
Canon is double that of the Nikon and incredibly quiet for the number
(102800). The Nikon has 4.9u pixels, which is too small. A
full frame CCD camera dedicated to astronomy using the 11002 chip has 9u
pixels. Canon cameras are also used by a large number of amateurs,
so there is a good information base already in existence.<br>
One other rumour I have heard is that Nikon is in
trouble. Their main product are cameras and cameras, especially
DSLRs are taking a big hit from smart phone cameras. Canon has a
large enough product line outside of cameras that they should survive,
but it is possible that Nikon may be a product of their own
success. Quality cameras do not need to be replaced as often and
that is their stock and trade. I do hope the rumours are
wrong. What people will do when they discover that their smart
phones are not great cameras, but that Nikon is no more, is anybody's
guess.<br>
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MK<br><br>
The Observatory by the Lake<br>
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