Hi Alchemy (what's your real name, btw?)
The 4x gives a nice scale. Sometimes I wish I had a 4x, especially when the seeing isn't up to the magnification given by the 5x + extension that that filterwheel introduces (makes it > 6x).
In another thread you mentioned that the manual wheel was too tight so you were waiting to get an automated one? I have a manual filter wheel, so they can be used effectively. Just unscrew the allen key bolts a tiny bit so that the mechanism rotates more freely. That's what I did.
Of course I'd prefer to be completely automated and control the filterwheel from my laptop, but if a manual wheel is all you can afford or all you have, I can tell you that they are just as easy to use.
The dampening is no better or worse than an automated one either - it takes about 5-7 seconds for the vibrations to stop. During this time I'm usually adjusting gain or re-centering the image so I don't find it a problem at all.
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