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Old 29-05-2016, 07:44 PM
bytor666
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Originally Posted by jeelan View Post
thanks for all the info on this gents,

I've just ordered the 2" NPB and OIII filters from Dan Mcshane at DGM

cheers
Jeelan
One word of caution: The DGM O-III isn`t as good as the DGM NPB. The DGM O-III is supposed to be rated at around 12 nanometers or so like other good O-III filters, but it falls short in performance, don`t know why, but it does. I think the bandpass is wider than a good O-III IIRC.

I compared two different DGM O-III filters to two diff Orion Ultrablock filters and the performance was the same on many targets that are supposed to have O-III and UHC-type filters used for optimal performance. The DGM O-III wasn't horrible, but it wasn't the greatest for an O-III either. The DGM NPB is excellent.
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