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I'd be interested to see what this Orion does to Meade DSI III sales? Or, is that an unfair comparison? I just got the Meade DSI III color and now saw this Orion. I also wonder if this Orion will affect SBIG ST-2000XCM sales? Again, may be an unfair comparison.

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It might be an unfair comparison in terms of a consumer's reasons for choosing an SBIG instrument vs. the competition you've mentioned, but reagrdless I could see this happening to some extent once (and if) Orion's new camera gets some mileage in the hands of competent APers who post examples of what it can do. The immediate impact may be felt more by the astronomer's portion of the DSLR market though. As cooled CCD cameras in the range of 6mp or higher start to become available in the mid $1k I think more and more DSLR folks will make the switch. I'm one of them though, having just bought a QHY8, so maybe I'm biased

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Curt

8" F5 Newtonian Astrograph (under construction)
Orion 80ED CUSTOM
80mm F5 guidescope (under construction)
Edmund Optics 4.25" 'Palomar' Newtonian, 1968 vintage

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