DMK?

[twelly27]

Hi all im looking into getting a DMK in time for the next Astrocamp in April, and i was wonder what people can suggest? obviously id like one that gives good results when your using it, im not going to go mad on price either. it will be mainly planet use im unsure if its usefull for moon and solar imaging. so any suggestions would be lovely. 

Thanks

Chris 

[riklaunim]

From TIS cameras DMK21AU618 is worth the price. There are many other vendors providing good Solar System cameras at various price (ASI120MM, or some Point Grey, IDS Imaging cameras and more).

[allcart]

For planetary I would think the DMK21 618 @60fps would be best, however, for solar the DMK41 does a real good job, The biggest question though is do you want colour for planets. Mono is better for moon and solar.

[twelly27]

For planetary I would think the DMK21 618 @60fps would be best, however, for solar the DMK41 does a real good job, The biggest question though is do you want colour for planets. Mono is better for moon and solar.

If i want colour will that bump up the price? i do really like how the colour images look though if theres not much price difference if any at all then yes i do want colour 

[Freddie]

No real difference in mono or colour cam price. The price difference is when you add in the cost of a wheel and filters for a mono cam.

[allcart]

The colour cams are Cmos chips and usually slightly cheaper. Mono is better but as Freddie says you then need filters and wheel, so ends up much  more expensive. 

[twelly27]

will that wheel be needed for a colour camera then? 

[riklaunim]

will that wheel be needed for a colour camera then? 

For a color camera no, you don't need a filter wheel. For mono you need it  + RGB filters + others depending on needs. Color cameras can be more handy on planets, but for Sun/Moon mono cameras are more efficient (+ you can do more type of planetary imaging with them).

[twelly27]

hmmm its abit of a catch 22, i really love the images you can get if you use colour, but i also like doing moon and solar work 

[JamesF]

With a 127 Mak you're not going to get a moderately-priced astro camera that will even get close to fitting the Sun or Moon on a single frame, though you could use a DSLR if you have one.  I think you'd need a mosaic of at least four frames.

And for the price of the DMK41 you could probably get a DFK21 and a DSLR.

James

[twelly27]

With a 127 Mak you're not going to get a moderately-priced astro camera that will even get close to fitting the Sun or Moon on a single frame, though you could use a DSLR if you have one.  I think you'd need a mosaic of at least four frames.

And for the price of the DMK41 you could probably get a DFK21 and a DSLR.

James

well im thinking of getting an ed80 for christmas, and when i do use the webcam on the moon i normally only use it for close ups im not too fussed about getting a full image a i do use a dslr for that 

[JamesF]

I think if it's mainly for planetary use and you don't have a massive budget I'd probably go for the DFK21AU618 and either use it or the DSLR for solar and lunar images.

James

[riklaunim]

f you want to pick a small telescope then you don't really have to get a typical planetary camera - as those work best at bigger apertures. Wide Moon/Solar shots are doable with DSLR.

[twelly27]

The plan is to use my 127 for planets as thats what its best at, then the ed80 will be for nebula galaxies etc 

[riklaunim]

Then it would be good to pick a "planetary" camera that also can easily work as a guide camera. ST4 port would the nice part. At the moment it's in newer ASI cameras, or French iNova. QHY5-II series also have ST4 but they seems to be less popular/lower rated than ASI in planetary imaging.

[twelly27]

Thats why my first scope was the 127 for planets and moon etc i have today seen a video of Jupiter and a moon transit from lastnight he was using a DMK21AU618 i was very impressed