From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>

Date: October 1, 2009 12:05:38 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

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


One of the folks at this company is an astronomer and frequent poster on the Astro-Physics user group.

Small world.


Thanks again, Tim,


Alan




On Oct 1, 2009, at 1:40 PM, doobisary wrote:

Mine came exactly as advertised, and FAST. I think you'll be delighted with it.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Alan Friedman <alan@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>