Cameras, Lenses, and a Filter Wheel

I bought the two ToUcams, the lenses, and the filter wheel new. All the others second hand.

In addition to those shown below, I also have an original Quickcam (from which QCUIAG takes its name) and an original Philips Vesta PCVC675K.  Both were bought second hand, the Quickcam at a QCUIAG meeting with the idea that a monochrome camera might be a good idea, and the Vesta, which had never been used, with the idea of modifying it for long exposures.  I have never used either of them.  Shortly thereafter I picked up the modified Vesta shown below, and I now have a much better monochrome camera.  (If you think either is worth having, get in touch.)

	This is the Philips ToUcam 740K rehoused in a project box.  This is the camera I have used for the vast majority of the pictures on this site.
	This is the Philips ToUcam 840K rehoused in a project box, cooled and adapted for long exposures.  The 840K is internally the same as the 740K, and is modified as described by Steve Chambers.  I have a complete description of the building of this camera here.
	This is the Atik-1HS.  It is a ToUcam modified by substitution of a monochrome CCD chip and modified for long exposures.  I have done the raw modification on it too, and it is working very well.
	This is the rear view of the Atik 16ic colour camera.
	This is the Starlight Express MX716.  It is a monochrome camera.
	My miscellaneous collection of lenses.  A and B are SLR camera lenses, C is an SLR tele-adaptor lens, D is the eyepiece lens I use with my Olympus digital camera, and E is the adaptor ring which connects it to the camera.
	My filter wheel from Astro Engineering (modified).
	This is rather special.  It is a modified Vesta webcam made by Jan Timmermans and Peter Katreniak.  Peter is the author of K3CCDTools and Jan is well known to all on QCUIAG.  (The nasty little bracket is my addition!)
	This is the Konos DCT130.  It represents a cautionary tale....

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