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Oct 11, 2016 23:43:53   #
TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ
 
Picked this up on PetaPixel site, hope they don't move it to links and stuff because it is specific to this site!
I will put the link in my next post here....it should keep it here!
http://petapixel.com/2016/10/11/cooled-nikon-d5500a-chills-sensor-clearer-star-photos

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Oct 12, 2016 00:10:33   #
rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA
 
Peltier cells, if they go wonky, can act like a reverse heat exchanger, causing disastrous condensation on electronics. They fell out of favor with PC modders for this reason.

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Oct 12, 2016 12:24:55   #
SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA
 
"The Nikon D5500a Cooled is now available through PrismaLuceLab for €2,190 (~$2,422). By comparison, the standard D5500 costs $650."

If you do the math, for $3072 to try and make a DSLR do something it was not intended for, you could have a choice of many top Astrophotography Cameras that are built for the task. (Including proven TEC to cool their sensors to sub-zero C temperatures.)

Sorry, NO SALE.

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Oct 13, 2016 13:38:21   #
NJphotodoc Loc: Now in the First State
 
This is a lot of $ (or even Euros) for a D5500. While I do appreciate the work it takes to build this, have to agree that a purpose-built camera would probably do a better job at a lower cost.

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Oct 13, 2016 20:28:10   #
TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Peltier cells, if they go wonky, can act like a reverse heat exchanger, causing disastrous condensation on electronics. They fell out of favor with PC modders for this reason.

The article seems to address the exact problems you mentioned as been monitored and displayed so as not to ruin your unit should you purchase one!
I note that most everybody here so far have a thumbs down on this....mostly because of price.
I first thought that you could clip this cooling unit to any camera with a swing out LCD screen.....but it turns out they did some extensive work on the sensor too, in essence turning the camera chosen into a special purpose camera....bummer!
I just posted this because it is specifically geared for astro-photography, I have no horse in the race, just an interest in stuff !

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Oct 14, 2016 11:58:28   #
SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA
 
TucsonCoyote wrote:
The article seems to address the exact problems you mentioned as been monitored and displayed so as not to ruin your unit should you purchase one!
I note that most everybody here so far have a thumbs down on this....mostly because of price.
I first thought that you could clip this cooling unit to any camera with a swing out LCD screen.....but it turns out they did some extensive work on the sensor too, in essence turning the camera chosen into a special purpose camera....bummer!
I just posted this because it is specifically geared for astro-photography, I have no horse in the race, just an interest in stuff !
The article seems to address the exact problems yo... (show quote)


While it may be a good concept, there are many better choices for Astrophotography specific cameras. I've rigged up my DSLR and taken some sky pictures with it, but the images came out so wide field that my objective was nearly lost in the star field. I did like the images overall, but my intended targets were tiny.
So I prefer to use my astro specific camera, which is cooled, and takes a much more object specific image.
It is very hard for me to perceive anyone actually investing in such an overpriced adaption when there are so many purpose specific options floating around out there.

Some images to compare the objective sizes when used for Deep Space... (NOT great pictures, just examples. As taken.)

Clear Skies!

D3300 DSLR image of The Ring Nebula 9-2016 (5 O'clock low)
D3300 DSLR image of The Ring Nebula 9-2016 (5 O'cl...
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CCD image of The Ring Nebula from last year.
CCD image of The Ring Nebula from last year....
(Download)

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