Optolong L-Pro Sony-FF
1.Optolong L-Pro Introduction
Optolong L-Pro (L-Professional) filter is designed to improve the visibility of various deepsky objects. By selectively reducing the transmission of wavelengths of light pollutants, specifically those produced by artificial lightings including mercury vapor lamps, both high & low pressure sodium vapor lights and the unwanted natural light caused by neutral oxygen emission in our atmosphere (i.e. skyglow). Together with the highly transparent in main nebula emission lines at OIII(496nm and 500nm), H-beta (486nm), NII(654nm and 658nm), H-alpha(656nm) as well as SII(672nm), the filter is suitable for enhancing the contrast and details for both visual and photograghic purpose at sub-rural area with heavy light pollution.
Unlike other light pollution filter UHC and CLS, L-Pro is multi-bandpass filter which offers better color balance by maximizing the transmission band. The balanced transmission allows astrophotos to be taken with minimal color cast to broadband emission objects such as galaxies, reflection nebulae and globular star clusters. L-Pro is the best choice for light pollution suppression.
Main Use and Performance
Suitable for visual observation and astrophotography.
L-Pro filter has a very low transmission reduction rate against continuous spectrum space objects, and thus is quite effective in suppressing light pollution sources when shooting galaxies, reflection nebulae and globular star clusters. The same holds true for visual star observations.
L-Pro filter alone can suppress infrared wavelength, and thus can be used at ease for “L” image shootings with CCDs.Light pollution filter do not eliminate the effects of light pollution or increase the object’s brightness. In many cases, they increase the contrast between nebula and night sky, not brightening the nebula.
WARNING: The filters of Optolong are not designed for sun observation. DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WITH OPTOLONG FILTER. You would be BLIND if you fail to observe the warning.
2. New Frame of Sony-FF Clip-in Filter Specifications
Raw material | optical glass |
Thickness | 1.0mm |
Blocking range | 300-750nm |
Blocking depth | light polluton line blocking>90% |
Surface quality | 60/40 |
Surface shape | ?/4 |
Parallelism | 30s |
3. Spectrum for Reference
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4. New Frame of Optolong Sony-FF Clip Filter
Sony-FF specification | L-Pro |
Applicable Camera | A7M/ A7M2/ A7M3?A7R/ A7R2/ A7R3?A7S/ A7S2/ A7S3?A9 |
Applicable Lenses | Full range of E-mount main and auxiliary lens |
Due to limit lens resource, we only test the popular lens in market. If any available lens, feel free to contact Optolong customer service staff. We appreicate for your valuab testing information.
5. How to install and remove?
?Installation
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Put the camera body flat, the top of the filter "OPTOLONG" (the magnetic suction is on the back) into the body first (as shown in Figure 1), fixed by hand at the top, and then adjust the filter position, done for imaging (as shown in Figure 2).
?Removing the Filter
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After putting the camera body flat, use the triangle piece aid to tilt the filter gently (as shown in Figure 1), and remove the filter once it is loosened. Be sure to avoid scratch the lens and the camera!