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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
Which camera were you going to get? For me, I want one shot colour. At least for planets. Was thinking of one of the ZWO cams, possibly the ASI290MC ? What do you think?
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Thanks Leon and Kevin. To be honest Kevin I don't know much about AP cameras or cameras in general but I was looking at getting ZWO's ASI1600MM-C. It's more of a DSO camera than a planetary one and I won't be getting it until after winter. The weather's most likely to be terrible for the next four months so I probably wouldn't get much use out of it. I figured that this period of time would be better spent on playing around with software. Also there's a good chance that by the time I go to buy the ASI1600 that a new model is released because that camera is already a year old.
I'm sorry that I can't help out much with cameras but I can say that from what I've read the ASI290 seems very popular for planetary work and the results people are getting look amazing. If you have a look in these forums there are some awesome images by people who use it. I guess like most things it comes down to budget, amount of time you have and how serious you want to get.
I noticed in your signature that you have a 1100D have you tried imaging with that using live view? You could probably get some great results with the SW120 or even 10" Newts you have provided that you can get the DSLR to focus in them. I'd try this first unless your heart is already set on a planetary cam. In regards to OSC I think it's more than enough for planetary work and most of the time I can't even tell the difference between a OSC and mono + filtered planet image.
Sorry I couldn't be of any more help.