Doomsayer
19-05-2013, 12:07 PM
Reluctant Sale - Quantix 6303e research grade CCD camera
(Roper Scientific/Photometrics USA)
New condition – unused except for testing.
This is a professional grade scientific camera from circa 10 years ago,
and at that time was at the top end of the professional research market (much higher standard than the common amateur camera brands we all know). These were very expensive cameras in their day.
The camera here does not have a shutter but can be modded to take one. The 6303e chip is class 2 and has no column defects I can see. Deep chilling of the chip will make the class 2 sensor perform like a class 1 or better.
The Quantix camera outfit here will cool down to minus 40 celsius below ambient temperature and comes with a high quality regulated power supply, long cables, a detachable lens for scientific imaging and a dedicated PCI interface card. Maxim DL can be used to control the camera. See the Photometrics website for a copy of the user guide. This is a very well made camera.
Cloudy Nights has a thread on use and modification (shutter addtion) of these Quantix cameras. Users report a lot of success with these cameras for very low cost.
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...l/fpart/1/vc/1
Current Kodak 6303e chipped CCD cameras usually retail for about 6-7K US minimum and generally cost around 10K US for high performance systems.
The Kodak 6303e sensor is still arguably the best large CCD chip out there for narrow band imaging, having excellent QE.
I did have plans to have the 6303 chip removed and put into an Apogee camera body but due to time and financial circumstances I am shelving these plans.
Apogee indicated it would cost between US2000-$3500 to ‘convert’ using the Quantix 6303 chip depending on cooling preference for the Apogee camera body – this will get you a modern 6303 based camera at a MUCH lower cost than usual.
These Quantix cameras are for sale on Ebay for about US$1000 plus shipping
I am selling mine for $850 plus postage.
PMs only please.
Thanks for looking
Guy:D
(Roper Scientific/Photometrics USA)
New condition – unused except for testing.
This is a professional grade scientific camera from circa 10 years ago,
and at that time was at the top end of the professional research market (much higher standard than the common amateur camera brands we all know). These were very expensive cameras in their day.
The camera here does not have a shutter but can be modded to take one. The 6303e chip is class 2 and has no column defects I can see. Deep chilling of the chip will make the class 2 sensor perform like a class 1 or better.
The Quantix camera outfit here will cool down to minus 40 celsius below ambient temperature and comes with a high quality regulated power supply, long cables, a detachable lens for scientific imaging and a dedicated PCI interface card. Maxim DL can be used to control the camera. See the Photometrics website for a copy of the user guide. This is a very well made camera.
Cloudy Nights has a thread on use and modification (shutter addtion) of these Quantix cameras. Users report a lot of success with these cameras for very low cost.
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...l/fpart/1/vc/1
Current Kodak 6303e chipped CCD cameras usually retail for about 6-7K US minimum and generally cost around 10K US for high performance systems.
The Kodak 6303e sensor is still arguably the best large CCD chip out there for narrow band imaging, having excellent QE.
I did have plans to have the 6303 chip removed and put into an Apogee camera body but due to time and financial circumstances I am shelving these plans.
Apogee indicated it would cost between US2000-$3500 to ‘convert’ using the Quantix 6303 chip depending on cooling preference for the Apogee camera body – this will get you a modern 6303 based camera at a MUCH lower cost than usual.
These Quantix cameras are for sale on Ebay for about US$1000 plus shipping
I am selling mine for $850 plus postage.
PMs only please.
Thanks for looking
Guy:D