Richard Crisp's Posts - AstroGab2024-03-29T15:30:47ZRichard Crisphttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/RichardCrisphttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2800115597?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://astrogab.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2bgpcwiv2roio&xn_auth=noNew document: How to intelligently select a camera (preliminary cut)tag:astrogab.ning.com,2011-05-24:6354305:BlogPost:512042011-05-24T15:39:33.000ZRichard Crisphttps://astrogab.ning.com/profile/RichardCrisp
this is work in progress. I keep getting asked questions by users as to what camera they should buy. Of course there's no single answer.<br />
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so I am preparing a monograph to examine the various factors involved in sensors and cameras appropriate for use in astro-imaging (and other imaging as well).<br />
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the first section of the work is in a pre-release form but may be useful for discussion so I am posting it here today.<br />
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The idea is to add to this work each week and to engage a round of questions if…
this is work in progress. I keep getting asked questions by users as to what camera they should buy. Of course there's no single answer.<br />
<br />
so I am preparing a monograph to examine the various factors involved in sensors and cameras appropriate for use in astro-imaging (and other imaging as well).<br />
<br />
the first section of the work is in a pre-release form but may be useful for discussion so I am posting it here today.<br />
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The idea is to add to this work each week and to engage a round of questions if there are any<br />
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For those that don't know me, hence my qualifications to make such a work: I am a professional semiconductor industry design engineer, with over 30 years of practice. I have been astro-imaging for over 10 years and have developed the tricolor emission line (narrowband) technique now in wide practice, I also have pioneered the use of 6x7 format lenses for widefield astrophotography and have delved deeply into residual bulk image (RBI) phenomena and have published scientific papers (peer-reviewed SPIE papers) on the topic.<br />
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Even though I have pretty strong opinions as to what makes sense and doesn't when it comes to spending thousands of dollars for a camera, I am keeping this work neutral with respect to suppliers and only am focusing on the technology and tradeoffs for one approach versus another.<br />
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here's the work in progress in case anyone is interested:<br />
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<a href="http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/Camera_Selection_Criteria.pdf">http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/Camera_Selection_Criteria.pdf</a><br />
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I plan to add more to the document in coming days<br />
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in the meantime I am available to answer questions that may arise.<br />
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I realize this is a very technical approach to the matter at hand, it is also a very technical hobby so it is hard to be thorough and avoid all of the technical detail.