I noticed that JMI sells a thermoformed plastic, foam-lined "hard" case for the CGEM for $400. It even has wheels! (for rolling it through the airport, maybe? lol) Well, that's not in the budget, so I was looking at the Orion padded soft case that they sell for the Atlas. It should fit. Not the protection of a hard case, but not four hundred bucks, either. Then I found this, for less money than the soft case: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=545691 It's within a couple of inches of the JMI case, except for depth, yet still plenty deep enough. I'll buy and cut my own foam, easily obtained locally. And I plan to repaint it, as charming as military green is. It's on it's way. On 5/5/10, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Patrick, I'll consider it.
I've got a Webcam and Hi-def video setup, so I'm all set for the "round stuff" already.
On 5/5/10, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Chuck, as a member of SLAS you have free access to the club's loaner CCD camera.
It's an SBIG ST-6 so it's pretty old but it works and would be a way to get into astro-imaging on a budget.
patrick
On 05 May 2010, at 19:48, Chuck Hards wrote:
Yep, that's the plan Rich, I think I mentioned it in this thread early-on. Still thinking about whether to go with a dedicated astro-camera or DSLR to start out with (I'm sure eventually it will be both). I'm not a big fan of taking a laptop out into the field, so the DSLR is the current favorite. Plus I can use it for things besides astro-imaging. We'll see which way the dice roll.
On 5/5/10, Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hopefully there's a camera in the plans down the road so you can join the list of those contributing some wonderful images.
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