using cheap digital camera to photograph gels

[Louis Hom]

In article <YJ04HtAaFGl4EACS at genesys.demon.co.uk>,
Dr. Duncan Clark <Duncan at genesys.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>2.      Cheap ccd camera and lens (~ UKP400) outputted to monitor and
>digital printer (this is much more sensitive than option (1) but also
>way behind option (3).

	Do you have an idea of the sensitivity for this group of
cameras?  The reason I ask is that I've seen a lot of very inexpensive
(about US$50) but very sensitive (0.1 lux) black and white ccd cameras
(about 500x500 pixels, so not great resolution either) in some electronics
catalogs.
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