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Old 05-11-2009, 10:37 PM
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The Sony Color Sensor stands up pretty good against the 8300.
It much better in well depth, and sorry Peter, but i am 100% with Jase.
You WILL and i mean WILL, no if's, but's, you WILL saturate with 5 minute subs if you have a large scope.
The worst thing is that its not the bloating that will tick you off, but the line it creates across the star like its blooming. Im away from home at the moment, but i'll post up an example when i get back.
Bright stars will show this on any 8300. I have to lower my subs to get rid of this annoyance.
Now, Peter you may well have ordered the 8300 camera, but i have used one for 10 months now, and i can tell you, the 8300 does have an issue with bloating/blooming bright stars if you have a largish scope. OK, i have a very large scope, granted, so there will be a level to which 5 minute subs start to cause issues for others.

Theo
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