Always love your videos. Your style is hilarious and the information is great. I might just try that filter as it priced well. Wish they had an F2 version for it but for narrowband imaging I think your images speak for themselves. Best regards Luis from NY
@Kinderriegelfan Hey! It's a stray light and also a wind guard. I used chainlink fence scrim and weld screen frames. The scrim isn't solid so it's survived some pretty strong winds.
Good afternoon, I have a question, when you are photographing with the Ha, SII or OIII, do you also have the L Quad or L enhance filter in the coma corrector? Thanks
Thanks for this review Steve. Can I ask what sort of light pollution was there at the location where the test was done. Is there a significant component of LED pollution, since some astrophotographers are telling me that these Broadband filters (like the L-enhance Quad) are next to useless for significant LED pollution and Broadband targets.
@127Foxtrot Hey! Sorry for the late response. I'm in a populated subdivision on the outskirts of a large city. I actually high a neighborhood street light in my fron yard. I'm b7 shooting south and b6 shooting north. I'm not familiar with what kind of lights surround me but I'm sure there mostly led and sodium. Adding an lp filter in front of my color filters has made a significant difference.
@@enteringintospace4685 No worries, and thanks for describing your experience. I'm B6 (in suburban Melbourne, Australia) and likewise surrounded by mercury/sodium and LED. I just got my first DSO camera, the ASI-2600MC Duo, and I've decided to hold off with filters. After listening to all the advice and reviews, as a 'newbie' I should take my time and just start using the camera alone, how it all fits, how to acquire, flats etc., and then there's all the software for processing. Coming solely from a visual background (Televue Genesis and NP127 refractors, mounts: Meade, Skywatcher & ZWO) imaging is a whole new world for me.
@@enteringintospace4685 No problemo, and thanks for the info Steve. I am in Bortle 6 in suburbia Melbourne (Australia), surrounded by mercury/sodium and new LEDs. As a visual observer with my Televue Genesis and NP127 refractors (mounts: LXD75, AZEQ6 and now AM5/ASI-Air), I just got a 2600MC Duo camera, and have decided to hold off any filters at the moment. I think it's good advice for me just to get used to the camera, and learn how it all fits, acquisition, focussing, guiding, flats, and then there's all the post-processing software, ? new computer etc. I can leave the filter issues for later, and then make a "best decision" based on more info and experience.
That Iris Nebula looks awesome, dark nebula have eluded me too. I was also fortunate to have Optolong reach out to me a while back and ask me to try out their L-Quad and I have found it to be great. I live under bortle 5 skies and it's been great. I shoot in colour though.
Everything in the world is good again when Stevie is making product videos! Great video. Who does your music, if you dont mind me asking.. A great many of us Astro people are also Guitar players. Just wondering.. Nice see you again Steve. Joe D
Hmmm, I never thought of "Doubling Filters". I will certainly try adding the L-Quad ahead of the LRGB filters.. (I'm just up the road in Savannah with a Bortle 4.5 sky)
Guve it a try and let me know. The only filter that gave me weird results was the baader moon and sky glow. It produces some rining around brighter stars. The optolongs have done a much better job
Very cool! I have the l quad and was only using it on my OSC, but will need to try it on my qhy2868mm for sure now. I'm also shooting from bortel 7 skies.
I have had the L Quad now for a few months and lovin' it. I have been using it with my EdgeHD8, 0.7 reducer, ASI294MC Pro on a CGX. It has really made a huge difference. Should I mention my backyard is Bortle 4. Don't hate me.🙂
Thanks for a great video! I think it makes sense that the quad has better contrast and less gradients, as it let’s less light through in general. You clearly demonstrated that :) But how about retaining relevant colors? What is it cutting out compared to the Pro? Do stars retain their “real” colors?
Always love your videos. Your style is hilarious and the information is great. I might just try that filter as it priced well. Wish they had an F2 version for it but for narrowband imaging I think your images speak for themselves.
Best regards
Luis from NY
Thanks Luis!
I just got an L quad and an L eXtreme. Love them both and they do their jobs well. I'm in a bortle 7
Hello, I am interested in the tent as a stray light protection for astrophotography! Did you build the tent yourself?
@Kinderriegelfan Hey! It's a stray light and also a wind guard. I used chainlink fence scrim and weld screen frames. The scrim isn't solid so it's survived some pretty strong winds.
can you tell us what is the benefit of using these filters with a mono camera stacked up with narrow filter?
Good afternoon, I have a question, when you are photographing with the Ha, SII or OIII, do you also have the L Quad or L enhance filter in the coma corrector? Thanks
Yes I leave the Lquad in all the time. The Elephant trunk nebula at the end of the video was shot with it.
Thanks for this review Steve. Can I ask what sort of light pollution was there at the location where the test was done. Is there a significant component of LED pollution, since some astrophotographers are telling me that these Broadband filters (like the L-enhance Quad) are next to useless for significant LED pollution and Broadband targets.
@127Foxtrot Hey! Sorry for the late response. I'm in a populated subdivision on the outskirts of a large city. I actually high a neighborhood street light in my fron yard. I'm b7 shooting south and b6 shooting north. I'm not familiar with what kind of lights surround me but I'm sure there mostly led and sodium. Adding an lp filter in front of my color filters has made a significant difference.
@@enteringintospace4685 No worries, and thanks for describing your experience. I'm B6 (in suburban Melbourne, Australia) and likewise surrounded by mercury/sodium and LED. I just got my first DSO camera, the ASI-2600MC Duo, and I've decided to hold off with filters. After listening to all the advice and reviews, as a 'newbie' I should take my time and just start using the camera alone, how it all fits, how to acquire, flats etc., and then there's all the software for processing. Coming solely from a visual background (Televue Genesis and NP127 refractors, mounts: Meade, Skywatcher & ZWO) imaging is a whole new world for me.
@@enteringintospace4685 No problemo, and thanks for the info Steve. I am in Bortle 6 in suburbia Melbourne (Australia), surrounded by mercury/sodium and new LEDs. As a visual observer with my Televue Genesis and NP127 refractors (mounts: LXD75, AZEQ6 and now AM5/ASI-Air), I just got a 2600MC Duo camera, and have decided to hold off any filters at the moment. I think it's good advice for me just to get used to the camera, and learn how it all fits, acquisition, focussing, guiding, flats, and then there's all the post-processing software, ? new computer etc. I can leave the filter issues for later, and then make a "best decision" based on more info and experience.
That Iris Nebula looks awesome, dark nebula have eluded me too. I was also fortunate to have Optolong reach out to me a while back and ask me to try out their L-Quad and I have found it to be great. I live under bortle 5 skies and it's been great. I shoot in colour though.
Everything in the world is good again when Stevie is making product videos!
Great video.
Who does your music, if you dont mind me asking.. A great many of us Astro people are also Guitar players. Just wondering..
Nice see you again Steve.
Joe D
@joedenisco6033 Hey! Sorry for the late response Yt notifications suck!
I use artlist for my royalty free music. Thanks for watching👊
Hmmm, I never thought of "Doubling Filters". I will certainly try adding the L-Quad ahead of the LRGB filters..
(I'm just up the road in Savannah with a Bortle 4.5 sky)
Guve it a try and let me know. The only filter that gave me weird results was the baader moon and sky glow. It produces some rining around brighter stars. The optolongs have done a much better job
Very cool! I have the l quad and was only using it on my OSC, but will need to try it on my qhy2868mm for sure now. I'm also shooting from bortel 7 skies.
I have had the L Quad now for a few months and lovin' it. I have been using it with my EdgeHD8, 0.7 reducer, ASI294MC Pro on a CGX. It has really made a huge difference. Should I mention my backyard is Bortle 4. Don't hate me.🙂
@deepskytrekkin9600 i hate you! Kidding....sorry for the late response. Thanks for watching!
@@enteringintospace4685 LOL
Thanks for a great video!
I think it makes sense that the quad has better contrast and less gradients, as it let’s less light through in general. You clearly demonstrated that :)
But how about retaining relevant colors? What is it cutting out compared to the Pro? Do stars retain their “real” colors?
New mount?? 😎
Yeah, cem 70. It's been great and aggravating
una chulada de videos, muchas feliciades ¡¡ saludos desde mexico veracruz
Why are you showing us the images inverted from each other by 180 degrees?
It's the reference images each stack used.
I don't know why Optolong can't make filters for Nikon cameras.