SV220 Dual-Band 7nm Filter REVIEW- This is so good!

[@AstroOnbudget]

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[@RaffaelMarx]

When I first used my Antlia ALP-T and the first sub poped up on the screen I was in awe. I couldn't believe my eyes. First night I went for Tarantula then Dolphin SH2-308. Considering all the investments I have made to that point (~3k usd) the extra 380 usd was the the best upgrade I made. A game changer.

[@AstroOnbudget]

Thats awesome mate. I have heard amazing things about Antlia but haven't tried them yet. But they do sound like they are awesome.

[@RaffaelMarx]

@@AstroOnbudget what I can say about the cost difference is that the extra cost for the really expensive one is worth. For me it came down to "if I buy the cheaper one I'll buy twice". Some pieces of gear are worth spending the extra money. Bu I don't buy brand, I buy specs. In my case I have a svbony 405cc which is the SAME as asi294. The sames goes for the Sky Rover 102 triplet which uses the same optics as more expensive rebranded models in US and Europe but they come from the same assembly line. Keep it up! I really enjoy your content. Cheers from Brazil

[@Paul_AstroEsthetics_]

Great review! I was looking into this filter for my DSLR. You think you can do a this vs that review video between SVBony vs the Optolong filter? It's crazy because I have both an Optolong and SVBony UHC filter and I always prefer the SVBony. They are making their way up the "budget" astro community.

[@AstroOnbudget]

Would love to do a review comparing them. I personally prefer Svbony stuff because its not that expensive and seems to work great for me. Its funny isn't when cheap one performers better.

[@deepthought1569]

Nice video, I'm on a budget and it's been on my radar ever since I saw what a UHC can do. I'm going to roll the dice 🎲 and buy it while it's on sale

[@Zegery]

What telescope were these images taken with?

[@dumpydalekobservatory]

Interesting review I know with some filters they can be a bit of a lottery as some being better than others or regarding halos so it will be good to see how these fair over time.

[@AstroOnbudget]

Haha agree about the lottery thing. It is so random sometimes. My L Extreme produces awful halos but I know people for whom L extreme works remarkably well.

[@DrJ_MKE]

Thanks Jeremiah - very helpful video. My first question is: can I use this with my unmodified/stock DSLR camera (Canon EOS T5) ? My second question is: I've only used a clip-in filter (CLS) and also have a field flattener on my Canon, so for this style filter, does this filter get screwed on to the front of the FF ? I’m in a B8-9, so I can use all the help I can get.

[@AstroOnbudget]

Hey Eric. Great to hear from you. I think it will work with EOS T5. However, you might need longer exposures compared to CLS filters. But I think it would work fine. To your second question, I often thread this on top of my flatterer and that works well. Alternatively, you could get 2" T ring if you want to thread it without the flattener. You are doing a great job! Keep on the good work.

[@saulontheroad9605]

Great video, what camera did you use in combination with your filter ? Thanks

[@LeeeB0]

can this filter be used for Andromeda galaxy?

[@charleswijnker4934]

Thats not recommended because Andromeda is a broadband target. So you would cut out a lot of light of the target. This is for Nebula.

[@samwarfelphotos]

Think this is an upgrade from the L-enhance, or not worth it? Better to cough up for the L-ultimate?

[@nikaxstrophotography]

Best to record your voice in mono it's very distracting with headphones only hearing your voice in the left channel, pity as it's a great review

[@AstroOnbudget]

Sorry mate, next time I will get this fixed

[@TheInvisibleOrange26]

I feel your pain even on phone if your phone is sideways it’s sounds so weird

[@bank8489]

hey, great video, but do you think you could center your voice? it's only on the left channel

[@AstroOnbudget]

Now that's a worry! I will make sure it's centered for the next video.

[@bank8489]

@@AstroOnbudget looking forward to see what comes next!

[@MariuszStaniek]

What about SV220 vs l-enhance? 🤔

[@mastroitek]

would be great to see

[@AstroOnbudget]

If I had L-enhance, sitting around I would do the comparison for you but sadly I don't own L-enhance. Always had L extreme.

[@ibendover4817]

I'm assuming this is only useful for astrophotography? Have you come across any svbony or other brand light pollution filters for visual astronomy? Particularly something that would work in Bortle 8-9 LED light pollution cities?

[@Lumber91]

A normal light pollution filter?

[@champion0n138]

Oiii is suffisant

[@donnavogel7131]

Hello, I was watching one of your older videos on siril, and you posted about a script for only stacking OSC_Preprocessing Light and Darks Only, do you happen to have that any more, thank you

[@universewonders1]

Thanks i think im going to buy this filter to help me in bortle 7 area

[@uglyoldblindbloke8298]

How did you take 2 minute exposure in a bordel 8 sky? I'm in a bordel 8 and I can't take more that 20seconds without it blowing out.

[@AstroOnbudget]

Really? What ISO/gain are you using?

[@nathanr7620]

You have to use a program to bring it down lol. It's not blown out, you just need something like pixinsight or siril to bring it down.

[@JAMESBROWN-ih3ft]

Thanks for the info, however the background music was a major distraction.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Nice. I may get one. Thanks.

[@jonrobinson1026]

Can't platesolve with this filter in place. Not enough stars despite playing with exposure and gain settings.. If platesolving without the filter there's no problem. When putting the filter in afterwards Not enough stars are picked up to stack the images. Bit of a chicken egg situation that can't be solved. Can't understand why everyone loves this filter.

[@vicamaral]

Went to svbony they don't have this filter, but aliexpress did for 169.99. clear skies.

[@AstroOnbudget]

What a bargain :)

[@vicamaral]

@@AstroOnbudget LOL since i seen tour video iam going broke astronomy is expensive, but love the hobby , clear skies

[@vicamaral]

I going to bye very soon, clear skies

[@Astronurd]

Buy

[@Noorthia]

next time make sure your voice is in both ears so it isn't infinitely irritating.

[@Astronurd]

I prefer the L Enhance

[@MariuszStaniek]

Why? 🤔

[@mastroitek]

​@@MariuszStaniek yeah it is great when ppl just express their opinion without giving the slightest explanation. Anyway, I think that both SV220 and l-enhance have somewhat similar performance, so if you are coming from a basic setup (no filter/light pollution filter/optolong l-pro) both filters will result in a huge step forward (I went myself from l-pro to l-enhance on a modified EOS 2000d). But my suggestion is not only to look at the best performer but also at possible drawbacks of each filter, for instance in the video is clearly said that the SV220 creates a slight star-halo, for me that is a big no-no, though you might not mind or you might be willing do deal with it in postprocessing. I personally love the results I get with the l-enhance and even with 5min exposure on regions with extremely bright stars (like Orion) I have never seen the slightest trace of a halo around such stars. (using a Zenithstar Z61). But consider that different setup and telescopes can influence a filter's performance. Besides that, also consider on which camera you plan to use it, an aggressive filter (like the sv220 or l-extreme) will block huge amounts of light (which is great for S/N ratio), but also means that your camera will receive less information compared to other, less aggressive filters, this ultimately should result in more background noise in the dark regions, this could pose a problem with older DSLRs that have high background noise. In general, don't overthink it, both filters do a great job and in case you have a simple setup both will most likely result in a massive boost in picture quality.

[@AstroOnbudget]

@@mastroitek Spot on

[@Astronurd]

​​@@MariuszStaniek Because this Svbony filter produces bright halos on brighter stars. I would accept some halos but not as bad as this. Regardless of what he says I found that the L Enhance was better.

[@jonrobinson1026]

Can't platesolve with this filter in place. Not enough stars despite playing with exposure and gain settings.. If platesolving without the filter there's no problem. When putting the filter in afterwards Not enough stars are picked up to stack the images. Bit of a chicken egg situation that can't be solved. Can't understand why everyone loves this filter.

[@Zegery]

That's how all narrowband filters work. They cut out a lot of light which makes it difficult to platesolve.