Blackfly 5.0 MP Mono GigE PoE

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Blackfly 5.0 MP Mono GigE PoE

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Anyone tried this camera? Seems exceptionally cheap compared to other 5mp monos (probably with good reason right?)


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Lots of chip for not much money.

The same sensor is being used in the new QHY5P-II camera too:
http://qhyccd.com/ccdbbs/index.php?topic=4738.0


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papamidnight wrote:Anyone tried this camera? Seems exceptionally cheap compared to other 5mp monos (probably with good reason right?)
Too low speed for good resuls if a high resolution is the goal, IMHO.


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I could live with the framerate (in good seeing 390 frames captured over 30 seconds would be enough for successful stacking), but this camera has only rolling shutter.


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