From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: October 1, 2009 11:22:23 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: NOS Pt Grey cameras on ebay

I might check for Pt Grey listings on eBay when I`m more in the black with my credit. I have a new Flea 2 colour 648 x 488 pixel camera already which I haven`t fully utilised yet as to different options. Thanks for giving me this slant on things. 

Mark.

On 02/10/2009, at 3:11 AM, doobisary wrote:

Hi Mark:

I saw that, and wonder if it's referring to the free shipping offer to CONUS? If you're interested, why not ask the seller that question?

Also, for those interested, when I emailed Pt Grey for a price for the flea2 I bought, I told them I was interested in quotes for the Scorpions as well. They quoted me $1995 for the 1600x1200 model.

Also, do a search for "Point grey" or "firewire camera" or "[name] camera", and you'll see listings for other Pt Grey models. Last I checked, there was a color flea 640x480 (great camera, I have one) and a monochrome Dragonfly2, from other sellers. All at decent prices.

I found other brands as well, including some TIS cameras (but the prices were about retail for these). Most were pretty pricey, and I'm less familiar with them anyway. I really like the Pt Grey products, and am most familiar with them.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> wrote:
>
> That`s cool Tim. I notice there`s no international shipping available
> even if I could afford one.
>
> Mark.
> On 02/10/2009, at 2:43 AM, doobisary wrote:
>
> > Hi all:
> >
> > This week, I purchased a new old stock Pt Grey Scorpion 1600x1200
> > monochrome camera on ebay for under $300, including CA sales tax. I
> > ordered it "buy it now" on Monday afternoon, and it showed up in
> > the mail yesterday! Exactly as described in the ad, all the Point
> > Grey seals in place. QA inspection stickers and packing date from
> > Pt Grey from July, 2007.
> >
> > I already had an extra cmount to 1.25" adapter I wasn't using, so I
> > put that on the camera, found a 6' firewire cable I also had laying
> > around (will need to add another 5 meter cable, though) and took it
> > out and tried it out on my 6" f/10 Newt with a 2.5x Televue. Boy,
> > that's a cool camera! In full frame mode, it's even easier to
> > center objects than it is with my flea2 (1032x776). I was shooting
> > without any filters, just the IR blocker in the camera, so
> > atmospheric refraction was an issue (smear). It's quite a bit more
> > sensitive than my color flea2 (perhaps not surprisingly). I can
> > shoot with a 640x480 ROI at 16.67ms/frame, 60 fps, and still have
> > enough light through the 6" for decent signal. The seeing was
> > awful, and yet I got a decent image out of a couple of videos I
> > tried before calling it quits for the evening.
> >
> > If others are interested, this is a great deal, and the seller (an
> > electronic components retailer) has one more 1600x1200 and two
> > 1360x1024 Scorpions for sale. All NOS, unopened, but without cables
> > or Flycapture software or firewire card (which I haven't used from
> > my flea and flea2 purchases, since I'm using Astro IIDC).
> >
> > Here's the link to one of the ads: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/
> > eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300350362241&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
> >
> > I'll post one of the Jupiters I shot last night with the camera...
> >
> > -Tim.
> >
> >
> >
>