From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>

Date: October 1, 2009 11:29:32 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

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

Hi Tim,

Thanks for the heads up on this. I've wanted to try the ROI feature on the Pt. Grey cameras and this was the perfect opportunity so I ordered the large format camera. The pixel size is a little smaller than the DMK 41AF02 - but with binning it should have some interesting applications. I see that this is an older model that has been supplanted by the Grasshopper series with 1394b capabilities. Still, it's a great bargain if it comes as advertised.

best,

Alan

On Oct 1, 2009, at 1:11 PM, 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.
> >
> >
> >
>