Kbramley

Looking good, I am assuming the "Homemade Orange Marmalade" isnt used in the de-bayering process anywhere

Keith

Those small screws are a nightmare I must admit, i think when I modded my 450D I managed to mangle one of them by accidently letting the driver slip briefly, certainly a high quality PH000 makes the job a lot easier

lol that was the one I was watching, missed the bid as i was working agreed its just a bent CF pin and may work over usb still anyhow so an ideal candidate for modding. Hope you have better luck this time Gina

Keith

Good points Alistair, asyou say you would certainly need to consider the whole imaging system (and the seeing too I guess) to optimise the system. I think the 300D may only be an option for those wanting to get into DIY mono astro for as cheap as possible, it would be a good starting point and for about £30 you could get a large format mono sensor which would produce some reasonable results, and with cooling probably some very good results.

I'm following a few on ebay currently and may just have a dabble (time permitting)

slightly off topic, I'm picking up a PS3 Eye today I got for £4, I plan to de-bayer this and experiment with fast FPS mono planetary work. There are some windows drivers available for it which allow RAW streaming which I need to work on though.

Keith

Just been looking around for sensor specs to see if the 300D is a viable option (nice and cheap and larger pixels than the 350D), found this webpage which appears to be a goldmine of info for a whole range of sensors. I'm tempted to try a 300D if I can get one for say £20-£30.

http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/digital.sensor.performance.summary/index.html

Keith

I guess the epoxy could be damaging the wires as it sets perhaps (contracting slightly) or alternatively is it adding some capacitive effect between the wires and thus upsetting what i can only imagine being a very sensitive arrangement between the components and the chip?.

_{Expertly done Gina, bet that was a relief}

Very sad news.

Rest in Peace Sir Patrick

You could try Naval Jelly ( phosphoric acid) also known as rust remover - naturally read the precautions on the label before using this stuff.

Keith

Been watching this thread with interest.

Gutted for Gina however I would reccomend maybe trying it once more in case it was a dodgy connection maybe? Err 70 is reported as being "shooting not possible due to an error, turn camera off/on" and "Malfunctions related to the image have been detected".

I have been caught out many times with poorly seated connectors, worth a shot I guess.

Keith