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Old 14-06-2014, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by LightningNZ View Post
Greg is dead right - the small pixels aren't so much a problem for sensitivity as they are dynamic range. There are physical limits as to how many electrons you can put in a well of a given size.

Rowland - you're right too but that "inexpensive" QHY10 costs 1.5x more than my entire imaging rig.

Simple answer to the original questions: Yes, if you can afford it.
I was careful to say relatively... when you consider the options... heaps more than my DSLR setup, that's for sure...
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