Re: [APML] New SBIG Cameras

["Alson Wong" <alsonwong@earthlink.net>]

The link was first posted to the Yahoo SBIG group a few days ago. It's a huge chip, but as an ABG its peak QE is only 50% compared to the ST-10XME's 85%. Also, with a chip that size, other optical issues (vignetting, field curvature) may come into play for some scopes. A friend of mine who's building a 20" f/5 for astrometry says the 1001XE is the camera of his dreams, though.

Alson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jerry@astropix.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: [APML] New SBIG Cameras


> 
> Has anyone seen the info on the new SBIG Cameras?
> 
> I just ran across this on the SBIG site, 
> http://www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/large_format_cameras.htm
> 
> KAI-11000M
> Total Pixels: 11 million
> Array: 4008 x 2672 active pixels (35mm film format)
> Pixel Size: 9 microns square
> Image Area: 36 mm x 24.7 mm
> Price: Under $10,000
> 
> 11 million pixels!
> 
> Should be some bargain ST10 cameras coming on to the used market pretty 
> soon. <G>
> 
> I don't understand why the KAF-6303E with a class 3 detector with 6.3 
> million pixels at  9 microns is almost twice as much though...
> 
> Jerry
> 
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