Still love your mountains. Jealous! Glad to hear you will be getting the S30 soon. Looking forward to the review. I think the choice between the Dwarf and Seestar is personal preference. The specs are close, operations are similar, but they just look a little different. Good dwarf3 assessment. Thank you.
Thank you! it's tough to decide at this point how they will measure up against each other. I was so skeptical about the Dwarf and I actually loved it. Who knows that the S30 will bring?
IMO, you’re a natural-born salesperson-the more smart scope reviews you share, the more they grow on me! The travel convenience aspect is seriously appealing, too. Plus, it wouldn’t hurt to have a good dark-site backup plan if the traditional rig decides to take a night off!
Hi Luca, very informative video, thanks! I am curious how does the Dwarf III compares to Seestar S50, any chance that you compare both? Clear skies and cheers from Zurich!
Hey! I think aperture wins (S50) in general and there are more targets you can capture with the Seestar than the Dwarf because of its size. I would really like to see a larger Dwarf though, because it just works so well!
aperture is king and this scope certainly doesn't have a whole lot of it. That said I was surprised at its performance - I was very skeptical and I think it is doing the best possible at 35mm
nice review. Maybe including some easier targets might shown how the telescope could do against the kind of objects many people will start with. Also something that draws my attention is that most reviewers process the results with pixinsight, which imo could be a bit unrealistic for many people starting on this hobby, maybe using some free software like dss, or siril? I do have seen some pixinsight plugins perform with two clicks magic, however i doubt a starter hobbist would spend 1000usd + plugins to start with. Thanks a lot for the review! It seems this telescope performs much better than my Seestar S50.
hi, thanks! Targets easier than the Pleiades? :) I thought that would be one of the first ones people start with. As for PixInsight you could be right for many users, however I am also surprised by how many people shell out the 1000 bucks immediately to process smart scope images. I am just basing this on what I see in user groups. It would be interesting to see some statistics on this as I have truly no clue
That is one amazing location you are at! Also i think you are being very harsh on your images. That baby eagle head nebula is not bad at all! Many of us living at a high bortle area, like even Bortle 6 and this would be struggle for me even with my fast Newtonian! BTW, photographing dark nebulae (just cosmic dust lit up by stars) are not for the faint heart, they are the toughest targets! And my processing skills aren't anything to brag about! Good job, thank you for your review! 😊😊
thank you! Of course dark nebulas hard - that's why I wanted to try capturing one with this tiny device. My whole point is it would be useless to post review #234235 of the same device capturing the same, super bright target :) I don't think I was harsh on my images, rather just critical of the device - of course I can take better ones with my traditional rigs :)
ive been trying to get like dark shark nebula but in bortle 7 skys I dont think its doable without alot of time I did like a 10min shots and didnt see anything so faint great job on the Pleiades for the dwarf
I stacked a few 10min shots and it's there but you really gotta stretch the data out and still super faint hard target for sure something i gotta try for much longer hours to see if I can get more data from it
the point is not whether you can see it - surely given enough time you will get it. But it's just way too much struggle - I have given up on shooting dark nebulas from home and I just travel to dark skies when I can
@@the_space_koala ya I do plan on going to a bortle 1/2 area soon waiting on right weather and temps atm place is about 3hrs from me also cut up my fingers badly recently so that's hindering me atm
The only people that seem to be getting them are UA-cam reviewers. My order kept being pushed back, shops in the uk are telling people Dec 6th, but my email from Dwarflab says January 25. I cancelled, tired of waiting.
Perhaps some reviewers get it but it’s not my case. My husband bought it under his own name (back on launch day in May) which is in no way affiliated with the channel so this must be a coincidence. I’m sorry to hear about your order though!
it is released though! The one I have was not sent to me for testing, I bought it via the "regular" way. I preordered on day#1 though. Surely they're taking their time sending them out to everyone...
@ I ordered Sept 1st. This is a c&p from the vendors website. "Updated November 14th: We have not received any shipment details from Dwarflab; we expect an update from their production team soon". It's encouraging you Recieved the d3 though.
To clarify: Aperture size on digital telescopes is not that important. It's all about the f fraction. Dwarf is f/4.3 and the S50 is f/5. Aperture size is only important on optical systems since your eyes work vastly differently than imaging sensors.
@@Mr_Glenn this is an extremely common misconception. f/ number is very important on camera lenses where you have a physical diaphragm/iris reducing the amount of light. On a fixed system such as a telescope your physical opening defines how much light you gather from a given area of the sky, then in terms of f/number or pixel size, whatever you do with it after can only use the amount of light gathered. I did a very in-depth explanation of this here: ua-cam.com/video/nZf9RRywpTk/v-deo.html
I think it's better than seestar, if you use it in equatorial mode and 60 sec. exposures. 30 sec. is boring. There is something magical that happens with 60 seconds.
Still love your mountains. Jealous! Glad to hear you will be getting the S30 soon. Looking forward to the review. I think the choice between the Dwarf and Seestar is personal preference. The specs are close, operations are similar, but they just look a little different. Good dwarf3 assessment. Thank you.
Thank you! it's tough to decide at this point how they will measure up against each other. I was so skeptical about the Dwarf and I actually loved it. Who knows that the S30 will bring?
Would love to see the tracking capabilities of the Dwarf 3 like you did with the S30 on the airplane and car, especially on something like the ISS.
IMO, you’re a natural-born salesperson-the more smart scope reviews you share, the more they grow on me! The travel convenience aspect is seriously appealing, too. Plus, it wouldn’t hurt to have a good dark-site backup plan if the traditional rig decides to take a night off!
Thank you. I’m not actually trying to convince people to buy them though, I’m just enthusiastic about telescopes 😁
Hi Luca, very informative video, thanks! I am curious how does the Dwarf III compares to Seestar S50, any chance that you compare both? Clear skies and cheers from Zurich!
Hey! I think aperture wins (S50) in general and there are more targets you can capture with the Seestar than the Dwarf because of its size. I would really like to see a larger Dwarf though, because it just works so well!
That mountain range looks so pretty.
Thank you very much for the great information (and for trying some challenging targets)!
Glad you appreciate it, just couldn’t bring myself to do another M31 😁
Thank you for the informative review. Expecting mine in the 13th of November.
hope you'll have clear skies for your new dwarf!
Pretty limited for most deep sky targets. Thanks for the review. I’m a fan.
aperture is king and this scope certainly doesn't have a whole lot of it. That said I was surprised at its performance - I was very skeptical and I think it is doing the best possible at 35mm
@the_space_koala Agree on the aperture. That's why I'm hoping for a future 80 or 100 Seestar. Double the focal length??
nice review. Maybe including some easier targets might shown how the telescope could do against the kind of objects many people will start with.
Also something that draws my attention is that most reviewers process the results with pixinsight, which imo could be a bit unrealistic for many people starting on this hobby, maybe using some free software like dss, or siril? I do have seen some pixinsight plugins perform with two clicks magic, however i doubt a starter hobbist would spend 1000usd + plugins to start with.
Thanks a lot for the review! It seems this telescope performs much better than my Seestar S50.
hi, thanks! Targets easier than the Pleiades? :) I thought that would be one of the first ones people start with. As for PixInsight you could be right for many users, however I am also surprised by how many people shell out the 1000 bucks immediately to process smart scope images. I am just basing this on what I see in user groups. It would be interesting to see some statistics on this as I have truly no clue
That is one amazing location you are at! Also i think you are being very harsh on your images. That baby eagle head nebula is not bad at all! Many of us living at a high bortle area, like even Bortle 6 and this would be struggle for me even with my fast Newtonian! BTW, photographing dark nebulae (just cosmic dust lit up by stars) are not for the faint heart, they are the toughest targets! And my processing skills aren't anything to brag about! Good job, thank you for your review! 😊😊
thank you! Of course dark nebulas hard - that's why I wanted to try capturing one with this tiny device. My whole point is it would be useless to post review #234235 of the same device capturing the same, super bright target :) I don't think I was harsh on my images, rather just critical of the device - of course I can take better ones with my traditional rigs :)
Thanks for the Video Lovely Lady , I have a Dwarf 3 on order. 👍👍👍
What type of connection to tripod Dwarf has? 3/8?
1/4", it's the smaller of the standard tripod head screws
ive been trying to get like dark shark nebula but in bortle 7 skys I dont think its doable without alot of time I did like a 10min shots and didnt see anything so faint great job on the Pleiades for the dwarf
I don’t think the shark is possible from a bortle 7, at least I didn’t manage (I live in a B7)
I stacked a few 10min shots and it's there but you really gotta stretch the data out and still super faint hard target for sure something i gotta try for much longer hours to see if I can get more data from it
the point is not whether you can see it - surely given enough time you will get it. But it's just way too much struggle - I have given up on shooting dark nebulas from home and I just travel to dark skies when I can
@@the_space_koala ya I do plan on going to a bortle 1/2 area soon waiting on right weather and temps atm place is about 3hrs from me also cut up my fingers badly recently so that's hindering me atm
The only people that seem to be getting them are UA-cam reviewers.
My order kept being pushed back, shops in the uk are telling people Dec 6th, but my email from Dwarflab says January 25. I cancelled, tired of waiting.
Perhaps some reviewers get it but it’s not my case. My husband bought it under his own name (back on launch day in May) which is in no way affiliated with the channel so this must be a coincidence. I’m sorry to hear about your order though!
By the time they release dwarf3, seestar will be on its 9th version.
it is released though! The one I have was not sent to me for testing, I bought it via the "regular" way. I preordered on day#1 though. Surely they're taking their time sending them out to everyone...
@ I ordered Sept 1st. This is a c&p from the vendors website. "Updated November 14th:
We have not received any shipment details from
Dwarflab; we expect an update from their production
team soon". It's encouraging you Recieved the d3 though.
Where are you where 18 degrees C was parka weather ?
the 18 degrees is the sensor temperature, it was like 5 degrees! And I'm always cold haha
What do you think is better dwarf 3 or seestar 50.
I think you can image more targets with the seestar due to its slightly larger size
@ thank you
@@the_space_koala Larger size? It has fewer pixels and a way smaller field of view. The Dwarf is also more light sensitive.
To clarify: Aperture size on digital telescopes is not that important. It's all about the f fraction. Dwarf is f/4.3 and the S50 is f/5. Aperture size is only important on optical systems since your eyes work vastly differently than imaging sensors.
@@Mr_Glenn this is an extremely common misconception. f/ number is very important on camera lenses where you have a physical diaphragm/iris reducing the amount of light. On a fixed system such as a telescope your physical opening defines how much light you gather from a given area of the sky, then in terms of f/number or pixel size, whatever you do with it after can only use the amount of light gathered. I did a very in-depth explanation of this here: ua-cam.com/video/nZf9RRywpTk/v-deo.html
I think it's better than seestar, if you use it in equatorial mode and 60 sec. exposures. 30 sec. is boring. There is something magical that happens with 60 seconds.
I tried multiple times and at 60 seconds the stars were not perfectly round
@@the_space_koalathat’s the magic, it distorts stars😎
Please stop using the autotune effect on your voice🙏
Your videos are good 👍
@@heizenbergone that’s just my voice 😭 I do use voice isolation when there’s a lot of background noise
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