Morton , don't worry I have a 1/14 inch Lunt wedge and they do indeed have the ND3 filter built in , Luke must have bad brain freeze because you NEED a polarizing filter that you screw into any given eyepiece .
Without it the image is bright , viewable but un-comfortable after no time you need a polarizing filter ! .
With the polarizing filter you can tone the image up and down by rotating the eyepiece in the diagonal , at the brightest with the PF its nice for granulation and at its darkest great for sunspots .
Views are way sharper than my old 1000 oaks and Kendrik full aperture filters .
Here is mine being used yesterday and the photos dont do what is seen with the eye justice .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by MortonH
Yesterday I discovered that my old Kendrick solar filter had quite a few small holes in it, so I've just ordered the 1.25" Lunt solar wedge.
Interestingly, Luke at Andrews tells me that the ND3 filter is separate from the wedge and has to be screwed into the eyepiece, whereas all information on the Lunt website states that it is pre-installed in the wedge (which sounds a lot safer).
Can any owners of the 1.25" model confirm? Perhaps it's different in the 2" model?
I guess I'll find out for myself in a day or two.
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