Black & White or Color?This is a problem. Almost everyone who is getting started with astrophotography will face such a choice when it comes to picking a deep space camera.
Color cameras have relatively low quantum efficiency and resolution, but they are extremely efficient in the jungle。Comparatively speaking, monochrome cameras have higher quantum efficiency, but the efficiency is inconvenient, and they often need to be combined with various channel filters to shoot, and finally synthesize color images in post-production.
Efficient Jungler – Color Camera (MC).
Deep space photography usually targets stars, but comets move faster and faster relative to the star as they approach perigee. With monochrome cameras, post-channel alignment takes a lot of effort and time, so color cameras tend to be preferred.
The ASI2600MC Pro features Sony's latest back-illuminated IMX571 sensor, APS-C format, native 16-bit ADC, and ultra-high 14 stops dynamic range. When photographing comets, the large light ratio between the bright comet nucleus and the faint comet tail allows for a good record of the bright and dark details
Best image quality – monochrome camera (mm).
If you are looking for higher image quality and don't care about the timeliness of shooting, a monochrome camera must be the first choice
With the exception of some planetary nebulae, supernova remnants, and comets, there are almost no green objects in the universe. The monochrome camera can be used for different types of celestial objects such as emission nebulae and reflected nebulae, with different filter combinations to shoot unexpected effects.
The ASI2600mm Pro has a native 16-bit ADC just like the color version. Ultra-high 14 stops dynamic range, ultra-low 10E readout noise, but with a higher quantum efficiency of 91%, it is very suitable for shooting long-term accumulation of deep-sky objects, and it is worthy of ZWO's new generation of APS-C format flagship camera.