First Astrophotography Camera

[near sparrow]

What scope are you going to use with it ?

Also do you usualy crop your final pictures ?

[weary agate]

• the asi183 is better suited for the z73 due to its smaller pixels (the 533mc is still a good match but in better seeing the 183 wins)

• the 183 has amp glow and the 533 doesn't
  (amp glow can be calibrated out)

• the 533 have is 14bit while the 183 is 12 bit

• reminder that the 533 has a square sensor (doesn't really matter imo)

• The 533 has a much better full well capacity.
  533 has 50000e and the 183 has 15000e
  (well capacity will effect how much light you can gather per a sub until you get bloated stars)

183 FOV

533 FOV

[weary agate]

both are the same price

[haughty steeple]

Imo go for the 533mc. I have heard nothing but good things about it

[weary agate]

What tomaz said. It’s better than thee 183 with the only “downside” being the square sensor

[near sparrow]

@weary agate a square sensor is not a down side, nearly every one crops their pictures even if its just to post them on social media so even if it was a round sensor it wouldnt mater

[weary agate]

That’s why I put downside in “”. Many people get discouraged by it so that’s why I mentioned it

[hot lynx]

anyone here tried 533mc but uncooled? the simple variant? How is it for dsos?

[near sparrow]

@weary agate ahhhh i see, its just i own a 533mc pro and i love that little square sensor.

@weary agate i just thought, round sensor, why havent we got this yet ? Our telescopes are round, jeez most of our camera bodys are round so lets fill up that space make the sensor round.

[hot lynx]

but how could u fit the pixels to make the circular curve?

[near sparrow]

@hot lynx i didnt say i know how to do it 😂😂😂

[hot lynx]

yeah :)) but tbh it would be a good idea