Mono KAF6303E CCD Quantix camera with shutter

[Poita]

I am very very reluctantly selling the Monochrome KAF6303E Quantix cooled CCD camera.
This is the same sensor that is in the $8000 FLI camera, except the quantix has better cooling, and water cooling can be used if you are hard core (http://www.optcorp.com/fli-ml6303e-microline-kaf-6303e-monochrome-ccd-camera-with-45mm-shutter.html)

Unlike other Quantix cameras, this one is setup with a shutter and ready to use. Come with Power Supply and all cables, works well with Maxim-DL. Requires a PC with a PCI slot, I have been using it with a tiny Intel-Atom PC and it works beautifully.

A great chance to own a camera that with the same sensor as a $6000+ camera and performs better!

$950 + freight or nearest offer. Pickup is okay or I can deliver to Lithgow, Blue Mountains, Penrith or Goulburn.

Pictures up later tonight.
Monochrome KAF6303E
Monochrome KAF6303E

[Poita]

Oh and a second power supply and interface card are also available in case you want to use the camera in two locations or just want spares!

[h0ughy]

do you have some shots with it and some details on how to set it up? what adapters are needed for hookup to the scope, is it a camera more for a SCT design or a refractor? Dumb question but had to ask? did you use it with a filter wheel?

[Poita]

As for setting it up, it is a matter of plugging in the PCI card, installing the driver, plugging in the power and interface cable and running Maxim DL.
It is pretty standard after that.

I have had this on the C9.25 and a Lomo 4" triplet. Nice large sensor. I did use it only once with a filter wheel and there were no probs. It is setup to just use single filters from memory if you don't have a wheel.

It is threaded on the front, I'll have to take a look and see what the thread is, but it is pretty standard, no funky adapters required.

This unit was actually Brett's camera (Bert) as I swapped my Quantix for his a little while ago (due to Brett not needing one with a Shutter) so he has used this particular one more than I have.

The cooling is amazing and the large sensor is lovely, especially for narrowband work from the suburbs. I'd keep it if I didn't have too many kids :question:

[bert]

The front thread is an sct thread. I used it with a fli filter wheel and the camera has the same thread as the input of the fli wheel.

[Poita]

Thanks Brett, I just verified this, didn't know the FLI wheel had an SCT thread.

[Poita]

For some photos taken with a quantix camera:
http://www.astrobin.com/users/zerro1/

[russellm]

Peter

Interested in the camera, can you advise which model is it F mount or C mount and when you say water cooled as an option is it the water cooled camera only needing the additional pump/heat exchange system or is the air cooled version. ?

Kind regards

Mike

[Poita]

I have the original nosepiece if you wanted to go back to that, but it has been replaced with a shutter and housing that has a standard SCT thread on it.

It is fully setup for water cooling, and has the pipe attachments on the back, so yes just need to add a pump etc. There is hardly a need though, the air cooling is better than any of the astro cameras out there. These were over 20 grand when new, so the build quality is exquisite.

[russellm]

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[Poita]

Sale pending