Dedicated camera

[Anthonyexmouth]

well, ive had a slow day and been internet window shopping. ordered a skymax 90 and now looking at cameras. eyed up the asi120mc and the 224mc. can anyone tell me how these differ and if their roles are different. also would either of these be any advantage over my canon 760d?

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

29 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

well, ive had a slow day and been internet window shopping. ordered a skymax 90 and now looking at cameras. eyed up the asi120mc and the 224mc. can anyone tell me how these differ and if their roles are different. also would either of these be any advantage over my canon 760d?

I have had an ASI120MC and now have the ASI224MC, and the latter is definitely better in terms of noise, resolution etc.  I really love this little camera, and on Jupiter I got results like these:

with my Celestron C8. it also got me some psychedelic moon shots:

This is with very, very strong saturation enhancement

[Anthonyexmouth]

whats the deal with the ir filters? i see the 224 doesnt come with one. when is one needed? would this camera be suitable for the skymax 90 thats on its way and the skywatcher ed72 thats coming when its back in stock?

[Davey-T]

They recommend an IR blocking filter for colour cameras to stop the IR leaking into the image but you can use it without one.

Dave

[Anthonyexmouth]

is there any situation where my DSLR would be better than the ASI224? should i sell the Canon? could i do widefield milky way and deep sky with the ZWO?

[MarsG76]

2 hours ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

I have had an ASI120MC and now have the ASI224MC, and the latter is definitely better in terms of noise, resolution etc.  I really love this little camera, and on Jupiter I got results like these:

with my Celestron C8. it also got me some psychedelic moon shots:

This is with very, very strong saturation enhancement

Awesome pics.. especially the super saturated moon

 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

1 hour ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

is there any situation where my DSLR would be better than the ASI224? should i sell the Canon? could i do widefield milky way and deep sky with the ZWO?

Certainly keep the DSLR, it can do wide field and DSOs better

[Anthonyexmouth]

6 minutes ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Certainly keep the DSLR, it can do wide field and DSOs better

what ir filter do you use , if any? i see on FLO theres a 1.25 and a 2" one from ZWO

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

40 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

what ir filter do you use , if any? i see on FLO theres a 1.25 and a 2" one from ZWO

I have used various 1.25" types. They all seem to work

[Anthonyexmouth]

Ok, looking for someone to chime in. As always happens, I started by looking at the asi120mc, then I noticed the 224 isn't much more expensive. Well now it's time to ask anyone here if the 290 is worth considering. Bearing in mind I started at the 120 . For a first dedicated camera, how much better are the 2 more expensive cameras and are they filling the same role or are they different?

[Anthonyexmouth]

Pretty sure I'm gonna drop the cash on an asi290 to use with my skymax 90 and SW ed72 when they are back in stock. Anyone got any reason this is a bad idea and other option before I buy it, also am I right in thinking that my DSLR is still useful for getting a wider view with either of those two scopes?