new camera from PGR

[bird]

Got this in the mail today - PGR are launching a new camera, looks quite interesting:

http://www.ptgrey.com/products/flea2/index.asp

Features:

- firewire 800Mbit / 400Mbit
- colour or b&w
- region of interest support for higher framerates
- physically very small and lightweight

etc (follow the link)

regards, Bird

[Lester]

Thanks Bird,

Very informative, if only I could understand it all.

[asimov]

:rofl: @ Lester!

Keep it simple: someone buy one, & if it takes better Joop pics than a toucam or neximage, Lester & I will buy 2! :D

Thanks Anthony....food for thought.

[iceman]

Got one in the mail, as in the new camera, or the advice about the new camera? :)

Looks great, but how much is it?

[bird]

Nah, just got the newsletter by email, no such luck as to get a camera... but that's got me thinking I might check with PGR, maybe they'd send me one for testing? Probably not...

There's no mention of cost yet, as usual the real product won't appear for a while yet.

regards, Bird

[iceman]

Oh bugger, I was thinking it might be an alternative to the DMK. I've emailed them to find out prices, but after what you say above, I'm not hopeful.

[Robert_T]

Guys, on a related topic I got an e-mail from "the Imaging Source" (they sell DMK cameras) that they've extended their range of firewire cameras...

link attached if your interested

http://www.1394imaging.com/en/products/oem_cameras/

[iceman]

I emailed them asking for a price list for the Flea2, and here it is:



Still US$200-$300 more expensive than the DMK.

I don't think there's enough change in the specs to warrant that additional money. yeh it can do 60fps, but it would have to be a very bright object to support that framerate cause it would be very dim.

What are your thoughts Anthony, when compared to the DMK?

[gbeal]

Mike,
the DMK21AF04, the one we discussed, will do 60fps as well
Gary