Hi Eric,
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Originally Posted by EricB
Is the difference between the DBK and the DFK the IR-pass filter?
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Yes, DFK has one built in, CCD chip is the same. I got mine from Adorama for around A$500 including shipping.
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Originally Posted by EricB
At this stage, having a DMK41 for the Moon, I am toying with the idea of getting a DBK/DFK21 for planets, or a DSLR for general astrophoto.?
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So far I found 60fps option great in poor to average seeing (and we've had quite a lot of it lately down South). DSLRs are good all rounders but much harder to work with imo, too much trial and error.
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Originally Posted by EricB
I was warned that astrophotography was a expensive hobby.
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Yes it's expensive and QA varies between products
. Price does not necessarily indicate better quality, research is key (and that takes time). Just last night my Meade 2'' diagonal adaptor became loose in its thread, no idea why. I have only used it for visual few times.. ended up collimating scope on the laptop screen. By the time I've finished the clouds arrived
rgds
- Seb