[El Paso Eric (Eric)]

Thanks for the reply... I probably should have specified that I was looking at either the 1384x1032 or 1624x1224 versions of the Flea3. Since I was planning to dedicate it for solar, I wasn't as worried about the small-is pixels. Both these cameras do about 15 FPS. I certainly understand the benefits of a large chip. I use my FLI 11K camera for deep sky imaging, and love it.

I was looking at the Lunt LS80THa scope. I will definitely be looking for a larger chip, but also like having the added benefit of the 12bit depth. I guess my real question is this... In solar imaging, does the benefit of the 12bit depth have significant value over the 8 bit cameras? I was thinking that higher bit depth might allow the imaging of prom's along with the granularity of the surface.

But if there's not a huge benefit, there's no need spending 1.5-2X the cost of the DMK41.

Thanks again for the feedback...

Eric

BTW Paul, your 1 August 2011 image is spectacular! Did you image proms separately? Use a mask to blend them in? Superb!