Svbony 305

[Ambrose]

Hi, just wondering have any of you used one of these as a starter camera, and if so, is it worth me getting one, I’ll only be using it for lunar and planetary, thanks 

 

Ambrose 

[JonCarleton]

I use one on my 10" Dobsonian.  It works ok, for planets and fair for deep sky.  Not bad for the price.

The biggest downside is that you are limited to control software and cannot use it with V4L drivers in Linux.  Although, the Linux version of AstroDMx_Capture is a very capable program.

It may be difficult to match with auto-focus, plate-solving or guiding software unless the softare is designed to accept images from another software source.  I do not use Windows software, so I cannot speak to that specifically. 

[Ambrose]

Thanks john 

[Ambrose]

Sorry, Jon 

[JonCarleton]

No problem.  Most folks misspell my first or last names and nobody has a prayer of getting my middle name right the first few tries.