[allan gould]

For those of you that are going to or have purchased a TVGuider from Martin Myslivec I have some brilliant news.
I am trying to eliminate a computer in the field and thats why I purchased my TVGuider as its stand alone, but then I found I had to use a computer to precisely focus my DSLR with DSLRFocus. Back to square one. But the TVGuider also has video in and out ports, so I looked at the 350D and realised that it has a video out port. Using the cable that came with the camera I plugged it into the TVGuider and lo and behold up came my photo in COLOUR. I then zoomed into the photo that I knew was just out of focus and there was small doughnuts on the screen. So the screen has the resolution to see slighly out of focus stars. Zooming into focussed stars you just see pinpoints.
This means that for focussing a DSLR and guiding I only need the TVGuider (and the DSLR camera).
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also since the screen is a colour screen you can see your photos in colour from the video feed. This also means that if you use a camera other than the Watec B/W ie a colour camera you will see in real time your guiding shot in colour.
I have enclosed some photos but I dont know if the IIS photo size limit will show the features I talk about clearly.
So Houghy you can get rid of that fancy video screen at the eyepiece and sell it to someone else
Regards, Allan gould