Hi Neil
I've got an older model V1 of the Starshoot OSC - like its genre with the chip it seems to work pretty much as one would expect from a Sony; ie no darks required most of the time) - just using this for practice atm because I have a G2 11000 mono & G2 4000 coming soon
I think that the V2 has better TEC control whereas the V1 had TEC but was not adjustable - it seems this CCD is similar to the discontinued QHY8 - I might be wrong and others will let you know if that's the case
See the test shot
here I did a couple of months back
I like its format and shape of the housing as it is well balanced at the rear end of the OTA - very easy to use - I use Nebulosity & Maxim DL5 with it
HTH
Cheers