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I'm looking for a mono imaging camera to go with my solarmax 2 60 double stack
Which of these 2 is the best.....qhy5L 2.mono Or qhy5P 2. Mono.


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I wouldn't go anywhere near either of them. What's your budget?


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around the £250 area...I was told the qhy5s where really good


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what would you recommend mark?


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Are you using a decent pc / laptop to capture to?


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ive got a surface pro 3 tablet running windows 10


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genuinely I think you need to spend a little more on a camera, I think the only ones you have access to at the price point are ones like the QHYs, and I think very quickly you will find their limitations out. If you can push your budget a £100 more there is the Blacfly IMX249 which I think is cheapest entry level priced camera to aim for. Speak to Rupert at Astrograph, he will know exactly what to advise http://astrograph.net/epages/www_astrog ... no_Cameras


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Check out this thread, it lists all the cameras we currently use for solar imaging

http://solarchat.natca.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17660

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what would this camera be like for solar
Imaging Source DMK 21AU618.AS MONO


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Very good :) but it is a small chip so you may have to do a lot of mosaic work to get a full disc, but it does depend on your scope as well.

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I have a DMK31 for sale second hand if you're interested? PM me if you are :)


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Mark ive sent you a pm


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You should avoid rolling shutter sensor for solar imaging.


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