Monochrome CCD Camera QHY9

[Radar]

I'm looking at getting a monochrome CCD camera soon. I'm taking a serious look at the QHY9 camera -

http://www.qhyccd.com/QHY9.html

I'm still new to the CCD world, what does everyone think of those specs?

Whilst we're on the subject, any other cameras brands out there close to the QHY9 specs or better that I should be considering (finger lakes, SBIG, Apogee, Starlight Xpress, etc).

Ray

[seeker372011]

I have seen some awesome work with the QHY9

and in terms of value for money the QHY range cant be beat

having said that I know one person who sold his QHY9 in a few weeks mainly because of the learning curve in going from a single shot colour to imaging with a mono camera using filters

[Radar]

Value for money is what is attracting me to the QHY line of cameras. As far as chip size versus dollar value goes, so far it seems to be the best deal.


having said that I know one person who sold his QHY9 in a few weeks mainly because of the learning curve in going from a single shot colour to imaging with a mono camera using filters

I did some tri-colour imaging with a Meade DSI using Meades Envisage software about 18 months ago - nothing could be harder than that :biggrin:

[AstroBob]

I did some tri-colour imaging with a Meade DSI using Meades Envisage software about 18 months ago - nothing could be harder than that :biggrin:

Harder? You mean complicated. :biggrin:

[Adrianf]

Value for money is what is attracting me to the QHY line of cameras. As far as chip size versus dollar value goes, so far it seems to be the best deal.



I did some tri-colour imaging with a Meade DSI using Meades Envisage software about 18 months ago - nothing could be harder than that :biggrin:

I have just bought a DSI Pro Mono camera What have I let myself in for?

Adrian

[AstroBob]

I have just bought a DSI Pro Mono camera What have I let myself in for?

As long as you have a degree in astrophysics and a doctorate in rocket science you'll be fine. :biggrin:

No they are not that bad. Just a one to two hour learning curve.

Bob

[timthelder]

I agree with Narayan Ray. In the price range, for the money, features and quality, the QHY cams rank #1 I think. I don't see how you could go wrong. My two bits worth...

Cheers, Tim

[sumansameer]

impressive thanks for this

[Tony]

I may be late finding this thread, but I have worked with both DSI Pro II mono and Qhy8 color. The DSI ProII was a very good camera, its chip is small so centering your target is harder than finding it with the larger QHY8, but its sensitivity was great. Taking images through differrent filters, I used Meade's filters in an Orio filter wheel, was a pain, as try as I might, the different filters were not parafocal... ie focus changed and its hard to refocus through filters. Images in .fits converted with fitslibertor in photoshop was not difficult, and I got good images all things considered... but the QHY8 color is so much easier... you can set it to image for 3 to 4 hours at a clip, take a nap and harvest your crop. The larger chip is teriffic and its ability to collect data without the need for darks due to its cooling, in most situations is wonderful. I'm sure their mono camera would be more sensitive than the bayer mask on the color, but add in the color filters and I don't miss the hassle.

have fun!

[beren]

Gday Ray like other astronomical accessories available nowadays we are blessed for choices in the dedicated CCD arena :woot: All the major players seem to offer a nice Kodak KAF-8300 sensor based camera alternative.
I have moved from my colour SBIG ST camera to a mono Apogee Alta U8300, I loved the convenience of the SBIG self guiding and one shot colour processing but the camera struggled in the warmer months.
I would look at each cameras cooling properties as a major point on purchasing to deal with the Perth climate. Due to work and weather I haven't been able to get a full run with the U8300 yet but it's a impressive unit, gets to 35-40c no worries. I use AstroArt4 for camera control and a Truetech superslim filter wheel, Nick Hudson from Truetech was great to deal with and provided all the adapters I needed to hook all the components together.
If you are worried about size and weight the Apogee and FLI CCDS are I think larger then the ones offered from SX, QSI, SBIG and Qhyccd.....and Atik to