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Originally Posted by Stardrifter_WA
But, just when I thought my scope purchases may actually be coming to an end, Vixen releases the VSD 100 f3.8, damn! No indication of yet. I will make sure I am sitting down 
http://www.vixenoptics.com/refractors/VSD.html
Cheers Pete |
What camera/ccd combo with this scope were you thinking about, if you bought this scope?
The field of view of this scope with most cameras is so large that it could easily take in all but the largest objects in one shot. With an Atik460EX, it easily shoots the whole Rosette, Trifid/Lagoon combo, most of the North American neb, a great chunk of the Veil, Orion and the Running Man, Horsehead/flame and IC434...all in one shot for each target. If you've got CCD Calculator, just add the scope's stats and run it through with your camera's stats.
The scope may have an FoV that covers a medium format 645 chip, but I wouldn't bother with matching a camera with such a chip to the scope. The FoV is so large that even the Veil looks ridiculously small on the chip. Not only that, you're paying through the nose for such cameras.