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Old 22-06-2018, 08:33 AM
brenchen
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Originally Posted by glend View Post
I would stay away from the 294MC, early adopters are reporting problems with calibration and cooling, and even Sam from ZWO is now positioning it as an EAA camera. The sensor architecture does not allow for even cooling of the rear of the chip, hence colour artifacts are appearing due to uneven strata cooling. It also has pretty bad AMP glow at longer exposure times.

You can read some of the concerns with the 294 on this ZWO support forum thread:
https://bbs.astronomy-imaging-camera...hp?f=21&t=8007
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This is indeed VERY concerning. I'm glad I asked, and thanks for the info and the link!


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... The 1600 is a well known camera with a good reputation and no vices.

I know the 1600MM (mono) is great, does this same reputation also extends to the color OSC version?

Last edited by brenchen; 22-06-2018 at 09:13 AM.
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