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I have contacted QHY about their guide camera and made certain suggestions that they may be going to implement. The problem with all guide cameras is that you need a laptop or computer in the field to opperate them. Unfortunately meade had the right idea with their 201xt in that it was a stand alone guider but was a &%&*% to operate sucessfully until you learnt all the tricks. But true to meades abilities they didn't continue with it. In my email from them (QHY) it is possible that they are going to implement a stand alone guider with a small CCD screen on the back. This will let you find and centre a guide star and get a fairly good focus. Remember for guiding you dont need perfect focus. They are going to look at making such a beast and it would be perfect for the DSLR astrophotographers. No laptop and less things to go wrong. If there is sufficient interest there will be such a guider which would knock SBIG into a cocked hat.
Allan
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