Re: [APML] OT: Ash Lurie 200 Astrograph

[<cschur@cybertrails.com>]

Kent, well Im certain the average amateur wouldnt pay that kind of money
for one, but an advanced skyshooter might.  Either way, the market would
probably be small, and would saturate quickly I would think.  Ill keep my
schmidts for now...

Chris

>
> In a message dated 6/6/03 2:01:56 AM, tan@cox.net writes:
>
> <<
>
> Hi,
>
>
>  We have discussed this camera before but I just wanted to get an idea
> if
>
> anyone here might be interested in purchasing such a camera provided it
>
> works as advertised. You can read about this camera at:
>
>
> http://www.astrosystems.nl
>
>
> I believe the price including a 6x6cm film holder is approximately
> $7000.
>
> Let me know what you think. Is it too expensive? I expect the
> performance of
>
> this camera to outresolve an 8" F/1.5 Schmidt camera by 1.7X. It has a
> FL of
>
> 500mm vs. the 8" Schimdt which has 300mm. You exposures will be longer
> than
>
> the 8" Schmidt.
>
>
> Astrosystems has approached me to see if I would know what the demand
> for
>
> such a camera might be. I certainly do not know so I am posting this to
> APML
>
> to see what you folks think. They are considering exiting the film
> camera
>
> business if there is no demand. If this is the case, this might be the
> last
>
> in a breed of high resolution widefield cameras available. We may never
> see
>
> another commercial product such as this as CCDs seem to be more
> prevalent
>
> nowaways. I expect such a camera to continue to outperform a CCD camera
> in
>
> the near future for widefield shots, but who knows what might happen in
> 5
>
> years.
>
>
>
> Loke >>
>
> Loke:
> Interesting............before you and I had discussed the Ash-Lurie 200,
> he  (Astrosystems)
> approached me as well concerning the possible interest and testing of
> the  camera.
>
> We discussed the very question you have asked. I wonder, as well, if
> there is  any real market for new film based astronomical instruments of
> anykind.  Certainly there is for wide-field work, until either large
> CCD's are available at a  reasonable price and/or films applicable to
> astrophotography are
> discontinued...... and that seems to be happening all the time.
>
> Kent Kirkley
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