I'm way ahead of you Paul. A CCD arrived late last week for me to try (on loan) Can't get a decent pic of mars with it yet, due to insufficient camera settings, so I dare say it'll be getting sent back soon. I should have just bitten the bullet & got a modded toucam + adapter & been done with it.
The boss at AOE kindly sent me that Saxon CCD I've been thinking of trying. It does ok for black & white shots but colour....well forget colour shots. Camera settings include: contrast/brightness/colour.
You get what you pay for I guess. Can't really take anything away from a $115 CCD camera. Got a very nice venus image out of it the other night. I must say its an easier system compared to the way I have to capture with the kodak. To see a planet on a laptop screen & start capturing is simply good stuff. I've been experimenting with image scales ie: talking camera lens off & shooting at prime + barlow etc.
Gonna wait for the new model toucam to be released next year I reckon.
