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keppar (Graham) · #1 12-09-2008, 09:54 PM

Hi fellas
What to buy an orion starshoot or a QHY ???

spearo (Frank) · #2 12-09-2008, 10:14 PM

same thing
frank

Hagar (Doug) · #3 12-09-2008, 10:54 PM

Not quite the same camera I believe. I believe the QHY and the starshooter are very similar but both read the imaging CCD in a different manner. I don't know the full story but it may be in your better interest to contact Theo "Gama" on this site as he is the QHY dealer in Australia and he can fill you in on the different chip reading methods. Give him a call he won't mind. http://web.aanet.com.au/gama/

Tandum (Robin) · #4 13-09-2008, 01:01 AM

The mono qhy is cheaper and I've never failed to get a guide star with it. In fact since getting the mono qhy5, I haven't touched the screws on the guide rings.

spearo (Frank) · #5 13-09-2008, 06:46 AM

I have a QHY5 from Gama, color, never fails
frank

keppar (Graham) · #6 13-09-2008, 07:21 AM

Thanks Guys
As I have a 40d I will be using the GHY as a guide camera.Robin you said that the mono is cheaper ?The price explained to me was the mono was cheapest. What do you use?
Kepp

Tandum (Robin) · #7 14-09-2008, 12:30 AM

I meant cheaper than the orion, I think the colour QHY5 is cheaper than the mono one by a few dollars but the mono is a little more sensitive than the colour one. I have a mono one, I only want to use it for guiding.

keppar (Graham) · #8 14-09-2008, 07:01 AM

thanks