Filters - One Shot Color Astrophotography

[@AstroEscape]

Hey man, it was great to see you pop into my live stream! This video is 🔥 Well done!

[@OlliesSpace]

Cheers Daylon and well done on the live streams great idea having the open Q&A like that.👍

[@chrisvig123]

Just got into Astrophotography….I’m Bortle 6 and I’m using the Antlia ALP and L pro on a 2600MC…so far working well with my Esprit 100ED apo 😀 Great information ty

[@OlliesSpace]

Hey Bob well that sounds like a great setup, that Antlia is a super filter. I've also found lately that on Dark Nebula I'm actually getting better results with no filter at all. Of course these are on very low moon nights as well. Thanks for watching :)

[@lukomatico]

Great talk mate!! well explained and reasoned throughout, - I especially like the point at the start too, about even though you could go somewhere dark, you kinda would just rather shoot from home - I hear that!! P.S - Looking forwards to the next "generation" of duo-narrowband filters for sure, as you mentioned towards the end! Clear skies bud :-D

[@OlliesSpace]

Hey Luke - Thanks a lot man, always appreciate your input and glad it all made some sense. Yes indeed that next gen of filters is looking very tasty.... apart from the price bit !!

[@SimonsAstro]

Great overview of filters Ollie, nailed it mate! The LExtreme is my favourite, mind you, that ultimate sounds very interesting 😀 Clear skies!

[@OlliesSpace]

Thanks Simon , it's such a tricky subject to tackle. I hear you with the l-Ultimate it sounds pretty interesting 🤔 !

[@lukesastro2380]

Great review on OSC camera filters Ollie!. Thanks for sharing. Clear Skies!

[@OlliesSpace]

Thanks Pal 👍

[@LogansAstro]

Excellent overview of some of the most commonly used filter for OSCs. Will be interested to see if Optolong have solved the halo issue with the Ultimate.

[@OlliesSpace]

Cheers Logan, yes indeed will be very interesting to see how these new filters go, also makes me wonder what price tag it will come in at.

[@CosmuzzAstro]

A little late in watching mate but a great video. I agree with the end bit about rarely absolutes in the hobby. I'm always going against the norm as on many occasions what doesn't work for others works for me. Makes things that little bit more interesting I think. I still have a moments getting my head around filters. I made some massive errors early on in regards to this. I have found I'm starting to do broadband with no filter more often now with just an IR cut fitted but I am lucky to be in the transition of a Bortle 4/5. That may change with higher exposure times. Found this very interesting Ollie and well done for talking about this subject. Clear Skies Mate!

[@OlliesSpace]

Hey Cheers mate yes I think you have to do everything your own way mate. There's no right way to do this hobby just your own way. Yes I hear you with no filter seems to work that way best for me too.

[@paulmckeown5672]

Nice overview on using filters with one shot colour cameras. I took notes :-)

[@OlliesSpace]

Hey Thanks very much Paul hope you got some helpful information that you can use.

[@JoesAstrophoto]

Great info Ollie! This is so helpful to beginners and as well as some season astrophotographers. I don't even use OSC, but found the content interesting, thanks for sharing man!

[@OlliesSpace]

Hey Joe Thanks Man, I think I have it easy compared to you guys I just have to choose which one Ill put in front. That's not to say I'm not sometimes a little envious when I see some of those great mono images using all those pixels at once 🤯

[@avt_astro206]

Nice Video Ollie, the L-pro Filter From Optolong is On my Wishlist!

[@OlliesSpace]

Thanks Avanteesh, I know that Chuck uses it a lot for his galaxy images. I especially like it for the Milkyway images.

[@Astrolavista]

Hey Ollie, you've got such an impressive collection of filters now that it would have been a crime not to make a filter video :D By far my favourite filter for my Fuji is the L-eNhance, but as you say this is purely nebula. For me the Optolong L-Pro wins over the Astronomik CLS for broadband targets purely because of the less harsh blue colour cast, some fantastic choices now days. The IDAS is supposed to be good if you've got LED lights to contend with. Thanks for sharing dude :)

[@OlliesSpace]

Hey Chris - Yes I for got to mention in my video but I do think the l-eNhance is the best bang for it's buck filter on the table. The Astronmik I really don't use anymore, in fact many people seem to suggest just grabbing lots of exposures for broadband and not bothering with LP filters at all, it's hard to know and I'm sure depends on just how bad your light problems are. Good to know about the IDAS ones, I've heard there NBZ filter is great for not causing halos too which my l-eXtreme can suffer from. Thanks Pal 👍

[@DSOImager]

Great video Ollie... Dang acronyms!

[@OlliesSpace]

Thanks James you not wrong about those acronyms!

[@winterpatriot1429]

Hey, sir! Enjoyed the video and found it helpful, as I’m at the point now of searching for the right filters. Sub’d! I have a question - I saw how you placed the IR/UV Cut filter directly into the sensor area on your 533. Here’s my question - I was considering doing the same thing (I have a 183MC). If I were to place the IR/UV Cut filter in the same place you did, can I then also use a filter such as the L-Enhance or Extreme in a filter drawer replacing the 21mm extension I have in my image train (I have an 8SE with .63x reducer)? I don’t want to cut out so much light that I can’t see stars for alignment, etc., but I do want to dim things enough from moon and light pollution to be able to still see stars. My focus right now leans towards EAA and some photography. Thanks!

[@OlliesSpace]

Gday there, glad the video was useful. The screw in UV/IR filter I always leave in and have used it with all my duo narrowband filters like the lextreme so I think you'll be fine. :) 👍

[@winterpatriot1429]

@@OlliesSpace awesome! 😃 Thanks so much for the response, from Oklahoma, US!

[@AZ4Runner]

Sell all those filters and you might be able to get a 6200!!!

[@OlliesSpace]

Ha ye maybe if I had like triple this amount, the the 6200 is 😧 super pricey!!