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Old 05-09-2013, 01:49 PM
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Old 05-09-2013, 09:37 PM
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I am sure to have a heap of questions - thanks
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Old 06-09-2013, 11:54 AM
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I just bought the QSI 683wsg-8 and i am very impressed with its build quality, the design and its performance.

wish i could say the same about my LRGB processing skills. Such a steep learning curve over one shot colour...

Good luck with your choice
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Old 06-09-2013, 12:00 PM
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I just bought the QSI 683wsg-8 and i am very impressed with its build quality, the design and its performance.

wish i could say the same about my LRGB processing skills. Such a steep learning curve over one shot colour...

Good luck with your choice
best of luck, i wanted not to fiddle with the filters and wanted an extra one or two - that meant more than 8 and givent the scopes i own and would like to own i wanted the flexibility to use the one camera. nothing wrong with the QSI
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Old 24-09-2013, 10:38 AM
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update - I am just waiting on a 6nm HA filter for the carousel then the unit will be shipped over to Australia , there are no filters available at the minute....
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Old 18-10-2013, 03:07 PM
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Ok i have been asked as to what order to have the filters. I have on order L,R,G,B,C, Ha6, Ha12, O111, S11 . So what is the best order to have things?
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Old 18-10-2013, 03:32 PM
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I have on order L,R,G,B,C, Ha6, Ha12, O111, S11 . So what is the best order to have things?
I'd suggest putting them in the same order as your capture program expects, Dave, unless you enjoy surprises

Taking tongue out of cheek... it doesn't really matter unless the wheel is very slow to move. Just put them in any order that makes sense to you.
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Old 18-10-2013, 03:50 PM
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I'd suggest putting them in the same order as your capture program expects, Dave, unless you enjoy surprises

Taking tongue out of cheek... it doesn't really matter unless the wheel is very slow to move. Just put them in any order that makes sense to you.
Not being used to a capture program that doesn't use a dslr I haven't a clue so thanks for the advice
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I would use Lum:R:G:B:Ha:SII:OIII followed by what ever else.
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Not being used to a capture program that doesn't use a dslr I haven't a clue so thanks for the advice
All the programs I have used let you list the filters in any order you like.
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Old 18-10-2013, 05:11 PM
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thank you for the advice. I am so looking forward to get this camera - i want things to be right.......
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Old 18-10-2013, 08:25 PM
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with help i decided

From position 1 through to 10

1.) L
2.) R
3.) G
4.) B
5.) Clear
6.) Ha6
7.) Ha12
8.) SII
9.) OII
10) spare
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Hi David,

At first I found setting up the filter wheel a bit confusing. Not so much the order of the filters, but since every user will have different filters in different order it is necessary to create an .ini file (g2ccd2.ini) that is placed in every folder that might contain the camera driver. So, if you use the Moravian program called SIPS to image with you would place the file there.

My file (it's just a text file with .ini instead of .txt) reads as follows for my 5 filters. Just follow the same convention:

[filters]
Luminance, Black
Red, LRed
Green, LGreen
Blue, LBlue
Ha, LGray

This is discussed in the camera manual. Things may be changed as my manual/camera is more than 2 years old. I just looked at the download of the Moravian site and I see there is a "filter Setup Tool" which I've never used. Perhaps this is automated now!


http://www.gxccd.com/cat?id=150&lang=409

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Hi David,

At first I found setting up the filter wheel a bit confusing. Not so much the order of the filters, but since every user will have different filters in different order it is necessary to create an .ini file (g2ccd2.ini) that is placed in every folder that might contain the camera driver. So, if you use the Moravian program called SIPS to image with you would place the file there.

My file (it's just a text file with .ini instead of .txt) reads as follows for my 5 filters. Just follow the same convention:

[filters]
Luminance, Black
Red, LRed
Green, LGreen
Blue, LBlue
Ha, LGray

This is discussed in the camera manual. Things may be changed as my manual/camera is more than 2 years old. I just looked at the download of the Moravian site and I see there is a "filter Setup Tool" which I've never used. Perhaps this is automated now!


http://www.gxccd.com/cat?id=150&lang=409

Peter
thanks Peter that's great advice
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Old 25-10-2013, 11:12 AM
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Old 31-10-2013, 11:55 AM
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Great news David, I'm sure you will be happy with the purchase.

I use Sequence Generator Pro for Capture with my G2-8300 and it works a treat. Filters are defined in SGP to match your filter wheel and can be changed anytime.

Setup is straight forward but PM me if you want to check on anything with the Camera/Software

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just found out its landed at Astroshop and will be sent to my secret mailbag today - HAPPY DAYS.
Yeeeah baby welcome to the....dark......complica ted and confusing side

Great stuff Houghy ...even more goodies to pack into your wagon

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Old 31-10-2013, 05:34 PM
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Great news David, I'm sure you will be happy with the purchase.

I use Sequence Generator Pro for Capture with my G2-8300 and it works a treat. Filters are defined in SGP to match your filter wheel and can be changed anytime.

Setup is straight forward but PM me if you want to check on anything with the Camera/Software

Cheers Geoff
thanks Geoff
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