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    <title>Noisy Showdown: Magzero MZ-5m vs. modified Philips Vesta Pro</title>
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&lt;div align=&#034;justify&#034;&gt;Alcuni mesi fa avevo scritto un &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com/bloomingstars/jsp/go.jsp?id=19&#034;&gt;dettagliato articolo&lt;/a&gt; in cui si esaminavano le prestazioni della MagZero MZ-5m, in particolare per quanto riguarda la sua usabilit&amp;agrave; come camera per autoguida. Ora presento il  seguito di tale articolo, che mette sotto i riflettori la qualit&amp;agrave; dell&#039;immagine di questa camera, confrontandola con una vecchia gloria delle riprese ad alta risoluzione nel mondo amatoriale: la Philips Vesta Pro (modificata con sensore B/N e firmware per la modalit&amp;agrave; raw). Le sorprese non mancano: &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com/bloomingstars/jsp/go.jsp?id=23&#034;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cliccate qui per la versione in Italiano&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align=&#034;justify&#034;&gt;A few months ago, I wrote a &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com/bloomingstars/jsp/go.jsp?id=20&#034;&gt;detailed article&lt;/a&gt; with an in-depth review of the MagZero MZ-5m camera and its suitability for long exposure autoguiding. Now comes its sequel, where we take a closer look at the MagZero&#039;s image quality, in a side-by-side comparison with a veteran of hi-res exposure in the amateur astronomer community: the Philips Vesta Pro camera (with B/W sensor and raw-mode firmware). For sure, the outcome is really surprising: &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com/bloomingstars/jsp/go.jsp?id=24&#034;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;click here for the English version&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com:80/2008/03/26/1206490740000.html&#034;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Magzero MZ-5m Camera Review</title>
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I gloriosi giorni della Sbig ST4 sono da tempo passati. Sono ora a caccia di una camera per autoguida. Ho avuto occasione di provare la ben nota (in Italia) &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.magzero.it/MZ-5m.htm&#034;&gt;Magzero MZ-5m&lt;/a&gt;, che sembra un clone della &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.qhyccd.com/QHY5.html&#034;&gt;QHY5 Guider Cam&lt;/a&gt;. Comunque sia, la esaminiamo pi&amp;ugrave; da vicino per vedere se mantiene le promesse. &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com/bloomingstars/jsp/go.jsp?id=19&#034;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cliccare qui&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; per la recensione in italiano!&lt;br /&gt;
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The good ol&#039; days of the Sbig ST4 are long gone. I&#039;ve been hunting for a new autoguiding camera: I&#039;ve come across the &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.magzero.it/MZ-5m.htm&#034;&gt;Magzero MZ-5m&lt;/a&gt; camera, which is quite popular in Italy and looks very much like a &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.qhyccd.com/QHY5.html&#034;&gt;QHY5 Guider Cam&lt;/a&gt; clone. Anyway, we take a closer look at it to see  if it can live up to its specs. Update 28/11/07: a review in english is available &lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com/bloomingstars/jsp/go.jsp?id=20&#034;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#034;http://www.bloomingstars.com:80/2007/12/26/1198706880000.html&#034;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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