I cannot speak for the FLI vs QSI not sure that is how you should go - but if you have taken the budget constraints off there are also Moravian and Apogee in the mix, perhaps Atik and Stalight Express as well. These decisions are hard - you need a few stakes in the ground to make your choice - a balanced budget is one - there is little point in having a great ccd with a poor mount or bad optics. You will need to consider weight - how is your focuser? Backfocus - space for filter wheel? Focal reducer, OAG etc. Will you ever want to go for AO (Sbig or Starlight Express are the go if you are)....there is no one right answer here. Write a list of features, rank them and then score the candidates against each - top result wins. Best of all have a look at the results folks are getting with the kit under consideration - caerfeul in the Yahoo groups people only tend to post when they have a problem but you will get an idea of service quality and reliability.
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Originally Posted by johnnyt123
Now i am considering the FLI Microline KAF8300 counterpart....
aaaaaah...this never ends.....
Is the FLI truly superior to the QSI and worthy of spending $8200 for with a 7 position 2" filter wheel?
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