From: Peter Tattersall <ptatters@zerobyzero.ca>
Date: October 2, 2009 11:02:56 AM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: NOS Pt Grey cameras on ebay
Nothing shows up with a "point grey scorpion" search, and "point grey CCD" only turned up a more expensive Flea. It's probably moot, though, since my daughter seems to be off-line, and her cell phone is going straight to voicemail.
On 2009-10-02, at 12:45 PM, doobisary wrote:
Do another search. Seller has new listings for more Scorpions.
-Tim.
--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Peter Tattersall <ptatters@...> wrote:
Ouch! (and congratulations...)
I'm in Canada, so eBay wouldn't even take my order (since the seller
wouldn't ship here). I sent a note to my daughter in California, but
she didn't get to it before you did.
Missed it by THAT much!
It's all the more painful because Point Grey is a Canadian company.
On 2009-10-02, at 11:26 AM, cosmicrock2001 wrote:
Thanks for heads-up! I just bought -I assume - the last 1600x1200
camera, as no others of either model were listed. I almost missed
it cause I get this group by digest. Would be nice if it got here in
time for the LCROSS impact, but not holding my breath. And guess now
I'll have to buy another AstroIIDC license...
Ron
p.s. hate to ask as its showing my ignorance as a 'shopper', but
what do they normally cost? I know they're pretty expensive.
--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "doobisary" <tjp314@> wrote:
Since Alan bought the 2nd 1600x1200 Scorpion, the seller has a new
listing for 2 more.
-Tim.
--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Alan Friedman <alan@> wrote:
Hi Jeff,
I still have my DMK 21 series camera and don't expect to replace it
with the PGR camera. The 640x480 array of 5.6 micron pixels in the
DMK
camera with 60 fps capture rate is a very good fit for planetary
imaging. These PGR models on Ebay are wider field cameras (albeit
with
the capacity for imaging within a Region of Interest.) I expect the
scorpion will perform very well for lunar and solar imaging and it
will be great to sample a product from PGR at this very low price.
The
PGR products have always been way considerably more expensive and
with
a wider feature set than those from the Imaging Source. I guess
someone with more experience can say whether one is a clear winner
over the other. I've had good success with my DMK cameras thus far.
Your filter wheel and nosepiece from DMK camera should all be fine
with the PGR camera.
Alan
On Oct 1, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Jeffrey wrote:
I think I know the answer to this, but for the price, would this be
a worthwhile upgrade from my DMK21AF04.US? I assume I could sell
the
TIS camera to help fund the modest price, and my existing 1.25
filters/wheel would still work.
Jeff
--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Alan Friedman <alan@> wrote:
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
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