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Narrowband and O-III filters

Started by marcin, 08/18/2006 04:00PM
Posted 08/18/2006 04:00PM Opening Post
I am planning to buy narrowband and oxygen-III filters. Do you have any suggestions which brand to choose or do you know some webpages with reviews?
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Posted 08/18/2006 04:41PM #1
Hello Marcin... 8)

For Narrowband, get either the Lumicon UHC, or the Orion Ultrablock as a second option.

For O-III, get the Lumicon one...


Hope this helps,

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Posted 08/18/2006 04:48PM #2
This site provides some interesting comparitive data.
http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/grism2.htm

Gary Weber
Posted 08/18/2006 04:53PM #3
For price alone I'd recommend both the Orion Ultrablock and OIII. I had an Ultrablock with SCT threads which I liked a lot, but I need to replace it with a regular 2". I bought a TV OIII on sale which I use regularly, esspecially on the Veil, but compared to other OIII filters the TV seems to let a little more light through. I think it is a pleasing view, but others have commented that it wasn't a "true" OIII filter.
Posted 08/18/2006 11:53PM #4
I vote for the Astronomik filters. They are the only one that has been able to keep up my old Lumicon filters. The new Lumicon filters are not as good as the old ones were. Of course try before you buy, if you can.