Reviewer: J. Porrello

Be aware that, although this filter wheel is very well made and I have NO complaints there, because of the extra inward focus travel required (stated as 20mm) to compensate for the addition of the filter wheel in the light path, that far away objects are no longer able to be sharply focused, at least on my Orion 90mm F/10.1 Refractor. There simply isn't enough inward focus travel left to compensate! I am therefore unable to view Stars and Other Deep Space Objects with the filter wheel in place with my Light Pollution and Nebular Filters installed which is why I purchased it in the first place! I could barely get the mountains 20 miles away from my home in focus. I can't comment on other tubes not knowing their measurements. Orion needs to FULLY REVEAL which of their telescopes have enough focus travel for this otherwise fine item to be used, as you may get stuck with one like I did. This item should be pulled from sale until a full disclosure of the compatible products is in the product description! Just telling someone it needs 20mm more travel doesn't mean JACK to a novice! Note from Orion: Regrettably, it is not possible to provide a complete list of telescopes that are compatible with the filter wheel. Different accessories will result in wide variances in the amount of travel required. All cameras have an inconsistent amount of back focus required, whether the camera is coupled to the telescope via t-threads or a t- adapter will affect the distance from the focal plane, visual setups that use a diagonal, and wide field vs. standard eyepieces are some examples why a specific product list is not practical. When using a telescope with an external focuser you can see if there is an available 20mm of travel. Most Cassegrains have an abundance of travel and adding accessories is not usually an issue.

Reviewer: Robert Fitzgerald

Excellent value for the money. Works with my Meade DSI, II, III and my Imaging Source mono webcam. Detents make it easy to index the next filter. Easily user modifiable to automate with Robo Focus motor or similar USB controlled motor. Rugged cast aluminum. No internal reflections from shiny interior.

Reviewer: Chuck Hunt

Great item, protects filters for the most part except for small area by the selector area. Excellent build quality, metal construction,weighs about 15 OZ. with filters installed. Make sure filters are screwed in all the way to keep the movement smooth.

Reviewer: ronnie

excellent product well crafted and works wonderfully

Reviewer: Mike Procell

Like most things, I suppose, there are pluses and minuses to the filter wheel. Like the box says, you could have a problem reaching focus if you have a Newtonian reflector. I have the Orion Skyquest 10 and I seem to recall a phone conversation where the tech person said it should be no problem adding the filter wheel to that scope. Well.. fortunately, I also have a bino-viewer and I used the OCS cell from it in front of the wheel to help reach focus. Once that problem was solved, it was indeed nice and easy to view objects through various filters with just the flick of your wrist.

Reviewer: Michael

Well this is a very nice upgrade for me because I was using a Meade DSI-Pro II with the filter slide and all of my special filters were always collecting dust,dew,dirt and finger prints plus extra light passed through the filter slide!..no good!, but with the Orion Filter Wheel most of these problems are gone but where you turn the filters, it does let some light pass through and dust!, so I need to make a cover for the side of the Filter Wheel!, My Filter Wheel has one more problem, when turning the dial between 4-5 the filters drag against the housing??, the filters are all screwed in the same so its not a filter problem!, the wheel inside must be warped?, I didnt bother to send it back because of the wait time, but I keep the back screws just tightened down enough so they just barely touch the housing, so not a big deal!, the filter wheel also comes with a nice padded box that makes a great case!..all in all I love the filter wheel and plan on buying another for narrow-band imaging, and maybe another for just plane old color filters!, so you can see I'm happy with my wheel :-) note..this requires too much in-focus to be used on a reflector like my 8" f/4.9!, maybe a 0.5x focal reducer will correct this, but I haven't used one to make sure!

Reviewer: Darryl Dick

I recently purchased your Orion Multiple 5 - Filter Wheel and want to say "Well Done". I am finding the biggest asset is the time it saves in not changing filters all the time! The ease of switching from filter to filter is now at my fingertips, it really has been hassle free and fun to use. I can hardly wait to try it with the Star Shooter 2 Deep Space CCD Camera. I'll keep you posted, Darryl D. Millet, Alberta Canada

Reviewer: Lawrence Parker

The multiple 5-filter wheel is so easy to use, it makes picture taking easy. It's a bit heavy for my telescope but it's great having all the filters right there at my finger tips

Reviewer: Alan D. Kaplan

The multiple 5 filter wheel has proved to be an excellent addition to my astronomical gear. I had multiple filters which I rarely used because I had to locate the correct one, screw it into the eyepiece and remount the unit in the telescope. Now I leave the unit on the scope and have four filters available at my finger tip (keeping the fifth open). After using the filter wheel for a standard color set I purchased a second unit to to hold my oxygen III, hydrogen alpha and beta filters and a neutral density filter. Since I keep one on my C11 and the other on my AP 140 dirt, finger prints and moisture does not get on the filters. A useful and well engineered product that could be improved if the numbers on the device were in luminous paint.

Reviewer: Gary McCormick

The filter wheel is a great value, and Great product.

Reviewer: Everton Allen

Very well made accessory and works as advertised. It's now a snap changing filters while doing multiple filter imaging. No need to remove camera from the telescope anymore. It does use up a little bit of inward focus travel, but works fine with my scopes and DSLR setup. Good product.

Reviewer: Mike Dugger

Excellent product. No complaints Except: This product really really needs a brass compression ring for holding the eyepieces.

Reviewer: Matthew

I enjoy the convenience of not having to change filters. I spend less time setting up to observe and more time observing. It seems to made very well too. The only con I find is when changing from observing without the filter wheel to installing the filter wheel, I have to adjust my focuser quite a bit to get things into focus, once (that is done) there (is) no problem. Good product.