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Originally Posted by leon
Quite true Robin, it can be so hard sometimes, because words have no facial expressions or emotions and can be taken the wrong way.
Leon
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Words deliberately typed in capitals DO take on extra meaning (see). Bert's comments were rude. If he didn't mean them to be, he should chose his words more carefully.
Now back to the point of the thread.
The Meade DSI cameras suffer from the problem of not having a peltier cooler to control noise. I have not used a DSIPro3, but had it's predecessor. As an introduction to LRGB imaging they are OK at best, the lack of active cooling means that you have to take darks at the same time as your lights, might as well get a decent DSLR for the price of the DSIPro3. For long exposures (>30 secs, mount dependent) you're gunna need a guidescope etc. You would be better off buying a secondhand SBig ST-7 series camera, or a Starlight Express if you wanted to go monochrome.
I should add that some people here are using the DSI's really well, I admire their persistence.
Cheers
Stuart