APP now supports Fuji X-Trans!

[The Admiral]

Title says it all really. Just a heads-up for users of Fuji cameras with the X-Trans sensor or SuperCCD, Astro Pixel Processor release 1.080-Beta 2 is now available to download.

https://www.astropixelprocessor.com/community/release-information/astro-pixel-processor-1-080-preparing-next-release/

Ian

[han59]

Still I wouldn't recommend X-trans sensor  cameras for astronomy.  Getting a good star colour with X-trans pattern is more difficult unless your image is oversampled. A star has to illuminate 3x3 pixels equally for a good colour rather then 2x2 pixels. Secondly the important red is 2/9 of the pixels compared with 1/4 for a Bayer matrix.

Han

[The Admiral]

1 hour ago, han59 said:

Still I wouldn't recommend X-trans sensor  cameras for astronomy.  Getting a good star colour with X-trans pattern is more difficult unless your image is oversampled. A star has to illuminate 3x3 pixels equally for a good colour rather then 2x2 pixels. Secondly the important red is 2/9 of the pixels compared with 1/4 for a Bayer matrix.

Han

True, they have their drawbacks, but the lack of an anti-aliasing filter and good Ha response has given me some pleasing images. I had my X-T1 available anyway, so why buy something else? I wouldn't necessarily buy one if I had nothing else to use, but good enough for what I need at the moment, and would only be replaced by a proper astro camera.

Ian