Older DMK "firewire" camera - how to power and connect on newer pc?

Robert_T · #1 12-05-2016, 10:00 AM

Hi all, I've been getting re-rigged up to do planetary imaging after an 8 year break. I have a DMK21 firewire camera I used in the past. Even then I had an adaptor card that slotted into my laptop with the firewire ports and an external power connection... I've long since moved on from that lappy and nothing I have now has firewire ports or facility to insert and adaptor card.

Are there any reasonably priced gadgets that would adapt a USB port to firewire and allow for external power to firewire levels? Any ideas would be appreciated.

thanks,

robert

UniPol · #2 15-05-2016, 11:33 AM

I'm in the same predicament Robert. I'm thinking of contacting Steve Massey at MyAstroShop this week as he sold these some time in the past.

Robert_T · #3 16-05-2016, 05:21 PM

Thanks unipol, keep us posted here if you hear anything. In the interim im using a Prostar LP guide camera. Think it may be noisier though.