Narrow band with full spectrum DSLR - Forums

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Oct 3, 2019 · Edited: Oct 3, 2019

Hello all
My question is this. Can you do narrowband imaging with a full spectrum Canon T3i. Is it better than a un modded DSLR ? I’m thinking being my camera sees the entire light spectrum narrowband should come out pretty good. Another question is what filters should I buy clip in or on lens.

Thank you in advance
Chris

CS

Alex

Oct 3, 2019

Yes, you certainly can.

My image of the horsehead nebula https://www.astrobin.com/392511/?nc=user was taken with just a hydrogen alpha filter (2 inch mounted) in front of my un-modified Nikon D750. With some longer integration time, good results should be achievable.

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Olivier Ravayrol

Oct 3, 2019

Hello Chris,

I use 3 SHO EOS-CLIP models from Astronomik in 12 Nm.
My camera has been refilter with an Astrodon model in order to better see in H-Alpha.
I can make SHO images with this, less good than monochrom deep sky cameras but good enough ;-)
here under 2 examples :
https://www.astrobin.com/394855/D
https://www.astrobin.com/393422/C

Olivier

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Tareq Abdulla

Oct 3, 2019

Try to save and buy a cooled mono, that will open many space doors for you, but sure you can do with full spectrum camera as well, i have many DSLRs but i will never convert any to full spectrum or even mono.

Chris Price

Topic starter

Oct 3, 2019

I would love to see more samples of DSLR In combination with LRGB filters. Thanks everyone for your input on this

Best Regards
Chris

CS

Chris Price

Topic starter

Oct 3, 2019

The full spectrum conversion I had done was from Clarence Spencer. He did the Modds on the ISS DSLR camera’s his conversion is nice in respect that after all filters are removed he puts clear quartz glass in its place. I’m ready to send it back to him for the cool heat sync So my images are not limited to 5 min subs.
Spencer Camera and Photo in Utah. Check out his website.

Thanks again
Chris

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