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Hi Mike- Can you clarify what the test was and what 2-3x better  
means? Dave

Dr. David Knecht
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On Apr 11, 2007, at 10:37 AM, Michael Cammer wrote:

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>> 2) Roper and Andor offer cameras with all three chips, Hamamatsu  
>> only with (a) and (b).  Do you see any difference between the  
>> different companies (besides the specifications/marketing  slogans).
>
>
> A postdoc here just compared the 512 versions.   The Hamamatsu  
> didn't work.  The Andor is slightly faster streaming.  I didn't  
> think there was much of a difference between the image quality of  
> the Cascade and the Andor, but the postdoc claimed that when cooled  
> to -100 degrees, the Andor was 2X to 3X better.  We purchased the  
> Andor, but might return it because we can't get it to work with IPLab.
>
> -mc
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