Results from new Mallincam Xtreme AstroVideo camera

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Have to say Ken, these are pretty sensational!

The stills look good but do they look any clearer when viewed as a constant stream on the screen?

Only an 80mm too from non dark skies, what can we expect if it was put on a 20" say under dark skies..?

I am thinking one of these cameras may be well worth the cost of a couple of eyepieces really? May as well see deep sky objects properly in real time and in colour huh?

Great stuff, hope someone has a video at IISAC.

Mike

[Mliss (Mel)]

wow, what a fantastic set up. i wonder why it's been slow to take off here.

I'll definately be signing up too.. now i don't care if i've got clouds or not, i can watch your corner of the sky

thanks Ken!!

[Poita (Peter)]

I think because overseas there are much longer periods of the year where standing outside to do visual would be just far too cold and bleak, so the Mallincam phenomenon fills a real need. Also just a lack of exposure to the tech, I think it is a real word of mouth thing, to see one in action would be a very strong sales tool, a lot of people who are disappointed with the faint B&W views through their eyepieces would be very interested in suddenly being able to see detailed colour images more like the ones they see on TV.

Here we are luckier with the temps and weather, but I think there will be a snowball effect once people start to see them here.

[Poita (Peter)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Only an 80mm too from non dark skies, what can we expect if it was put on a 20" say under dark skies..?

Mike

I think these images are with dark skies. I'd love to see how one performs on a C11 or C14 with Hyperstar.

[Poita (Peter)]

Ah, my wish is answered:

http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=2590

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Have to say Ken, these are pretty sensational!

The stills look good but do they look any clearer when viewed as a constant stream on the screen?

Only an 80mm too from non dark skies, what can we expect if it was put on a 20" say under dark skies..?
Mike

Mike, the constant video stream looks exactly the same as my pics. That's where I grabbed them from, off the screen. No processing, nothing. Just a screen grab of the video

And I do have Dark Skies.
But with video, don't make the mistake of thinking 'Apature'.
Bigger is not always better with Video.
It is all about FAST! F2, f3 etc.
The larger the apature the longer the focal length, the narrower the field, the dimmer the object which defeats the purpose of the larger apature in the first place.
SHORT focal length is the secret to good Video

[Derek Klepp]

Thanks Ken

[joe_smith]

I would love to see one of these in action

You can here when people are broadcasting

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

I would love to see one of these in action

Originally Posted by joe_smith

You can here when people are broadcasting

and my You Tube Video will give you an idea too.
The camera in my You Tube Video is the Samsung SCC-A2333, the AstroVideo camera I used before I got the Mallincam Xtreme, but the video will give you an idea of how it looks and works.
While watching the video imagine talking to people (yes, in a microphone) while Broadcasting and they type back and ask questions while the Live video is happening. Exciting stuff
Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHiCNmYdkaE