Sony NEX5 ?? Any use for astrophotography

[5ash]

Does this camera have any potential for astronomical work , I think it's 14mp and goes up to 12800 iso , though tests show that this value is more like 16000. I imagine if the noise level is reasonable these specs look promising?
Philip

[DavidU]

Hi Phil, Alex does some amazing short exposure images with one of these Sony cams & his big ( BIG) Dob. Have a look.......
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=71913&highlight=sony

[renormalised]

Darn right about that, Dave. Alex has taken some amazing pics with that little Nex5 of his. Great camera on a big and fast dob and he gets shots some have paid 5-10 times as much for in equipment to just get half as good.