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Originally Posted by Gama
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Any camera with this sensor if found cheap, should be snapped up. Regardless of brand, and as long as it has good cooling, your on a winner.
Theo
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Theo,
The Olympus E300 DSLR has the KAF8300 colour chip.
I am aware that people have modded them - (IR and anti-aliasing filter removal), but not sure if they can be cooled as easily.
The advantage is they are almost always available for well under $300US
I have seen them with two lenses for around $225 !!
They actually have a die cast metal body which means that it could be possible to attach a peltier to the body and cool it externally ?!
If its anything like the Olympus E1, the CCD can be cooled by attaching a peltier cooled adapter to the Camera's lens bayonet flange as there is a thermal conduit straight to the CCD.
But that is purely hopeful speculation for the E300 without dismantling one to verify it.
Obviously this is no good if you want to RGB image (without replacing the CCD to a mono version)
Hmmm - I wonder how much a mono KAF8300 chip costs !
Cheers
Rally