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Originally Posted by rat156
Hi Paul,
Well, this is essentially what I've just done. I traded my scope and camera, but kept the PMX, which is designed to be transportable. I think that most really high end mounts are transportable rather than portable, don't use Mike as a guide here, he's a big lump. I would carefully examine the weights of all the mounts, I find the PMX to be similar in mass and portability to a G11.
I went for the ASA equivalent scope to Mike's, the ASA N12 it was (surprisingly) cheaper than the Orion AG12 and they now have a dealer in AUS so if there are problems I wouldn't have to be talking to Austria or England. Certainly an equivalent FL refractor will be easier to use, but you can't beat aperture for AP.
I have also ordered the new STT8300 camera from Peter Ward, who, again gave me a competitive price on the camera, so I decided to support the local industry. The pixel size of the 8300 chip is a good match to the FL of the scope. Until now I have always been over sampling my images, whilst not a terrible thing to do it is counterproductive. Once I get OK with this setup, I may trade up to a bigger chip.
Cheers
Stuart
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Thanks. I will research the asa.
