Take this AMAZING $500 smart telescope ANYWHERE! Unboxing and First Light of the Dwarf III :)

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  • @CuivTheLazyGeek
    @CuivTheLazyGeek  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

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    • @astrovicking
      @astrovicking 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      0:30 "But alors you are french???" (La grande vadrouille... Louis de Funès à Bourvil)

    • @nastybadger-tn4kl
      @nastybadger-tn4kl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is good. Not the optical quality but the compactless
      Next version should be called Dwarf Large?
      Anyway i have an idea , give this idea to them.
      Most of the cost is due to mount. And it has almost no amplification unless u put zoom camera or something on it
      But why not use Refractor design but with a a mirror inside
      Basically one side is your light reciever. but it can be magnifed in Horizontal tube that can be extended to 1 meter total half meter from each side.
      Key is center of gravity.. you move one side for amplification and other side controlled by motor. I mean opposte side is micro adjustment to get center of gravity at middle. So there will be ring motor at center and that can move and rotate 180 degree
      At present design probably do that way but not sure it can handle 8" Mirror. it move only two axis x ( 360 degree) , Y 180 degree. It can cover all sky.
      The difference is there will be addional element that could be costly. That is a super high quality mirror recieves light and change direction like binocular at 45 degree
      Now how much quality go down ? we dont know. Depends on mirror or the prism to find which does better.
      This reduces cost of Mount because this need small motor. Even existing one can rotate bigger tube because it will have zero load at center to rotate as each side weight is adjusted to perfect with another motor adjusting length of tube one side. (fine tune), coarse tune is add some plastic weights or some weight rings at end.
      I mean everything pre assembled but if there is attachment added one side and other side should have equal weight rings
      Telescope industry can flourish. Easy to transport means you can go star parties or go anywhere in world with telescope you can carry.
      it should have remote wifi to TV so u control everything from inside home.
      Good software can separate the telescope but who ever make it can license the idea.
      8" and 12" will be easy.
      We could even make 3D telescope.

    • @jimg5669
      @jimg5669 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nastybadger-tn4kl : LOL! You snarkmeister! Late 90's I grabbed a 1st gen Meade ETX for ~$400 but before digital controls. But damn... that little MakCass was a treat (my nicer big Schmidt Cass was just a relative anchor! Lost all to a house fire. 😡 ). But damned if these new digi comp toys aren't tempting! 😛

    • @victorlao5164
      @victorlao5164 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    • @ApteraEV2024
      @ApteraEV2024 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      11:00 3❤😅

  • @DeepSpaceAstro
    @DeepSpaceAstro 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Hey Cuiv. Great review man! Regarding the speaker and microphone, Dwarf Lab has told me that it's designed for voice control down the road, and they've recently put together an interface that's aiming to enable it through a firmware upgrade in the future. This means we'll be able to talk to the DWARF 3, and it will do what we ask. However, they don't have a specific date for when this feature will be available.

    • @jesuschrist2284
      @jesuschrist2284 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Alexa, image the flying bat nebula and process it for me to apod standards

    • @BobJohnsonSince1970
      @BobJohnsonSince1970 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jesuschrist2284 "Okay. Downloading and purchasing license for PixInsight and 16 Premium plugins."

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Interesting! Thanks for the info!

  • @Claireat37
    @Claireat37 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    Hi Cuiv! This is Claire from DwarfLab! A few things I would like to tell you on behalf of the dev team: 1. The scope can be rotated by your hands freely(seeing you carefully move it back before powering off, so adorable)2. The limit-hitting failure notice must be added up in the next update, so confused for beginners! 3. The scope actually comes with some sets of darks out of the factory, if you have hit the go take darks button, you will see a list of your available darks saved! Save your laziness lol! And lastly, love your video100000%! Thanks for sharing it with everyone!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Thanks so much Claire! Haha, I was too careful with the scope, let me add this good information to the description and pinned comment!

    • @aviewfarfaraway8560
      @aviewfarfaraway8560 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It might be an interesting option to have at my cottage observatory (Bortle 3/2) as a secondary, while my main scope is imaging. I’ll be curious to see how well it performs in skies a bit darker than Tokyo (that is, pretty much everywhere! 😂
      Nice review, I’ll look forward to your further testing!

    • @tma2001
      @tma2001 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hi Claire, from my experience with the Dwarf2 there are lots of simple workflow improvement tweaks you could add that have been available on entry level Alt-Az goto scopes for decades. I will send you a list.
      The #1 confusing issue for beginners and experts alike is that there is no shooting settings preset as it is always reset back to 1s, gain 80 and IR pass for calibration, gotos, focusing and end stacking session. The software should restore the values in the preset after each of these options and they should be displayed at the top of the screen along with the current local/UT time.
      The number of times I've had to delete a session and reshoot because I forgot to set IR cut for capturing stars instead of DSO's ...

    • @philipreasons3298
      @philipreasons3298 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please have your team consider a partner for;
      A possible tele converter , and close-up lens?
      ( sorry if I offended anyone, I am remembering old Olympus, digital cameras)
      As a disabled person, this is now on my 2025 Buy list,.

  • @dalesmith2738
    @dalesmith2738 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Fantastic unboxing and first light report! Thank you! I pre-ordered this in late May, wanting a second smart telescope to go alongside my Seestar, especially with a wider FOV and even more portability. D3 looks like it would also be perfect on its own for nights when I don’t have a lot of time. Love that it has an EQ mode and dithering. Smart telescopes really open up the sky for those of us living under heavy light pollution, and D3 looks like the next great smart telescope!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes! And the EQ mode seems to be fantastic based on initial tests! Hope you get yours soon!

  • @zmc33
    @zmc33 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "It can dither???" your expression is priceless! 8:26

  • @anacal8871
    @anacal8871 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Please make a review of Dwarf in equatorial mode using 60s. And THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEOS!!. I learn a lot with your tutorials

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      For now I've done in Eq mode 30s, it's been working great until the clouds rolled in, I'll do a video soon!

  • @busload_uk
    @busload_uk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I love the fact that the size and form factor hasn’t changed much. Not having a garden or even a balcony to image from, I appreciate being able to carry it easily to the nearest park or field. I can’t wait to take it camping 🙂

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      YES! you can still absolutely take it hiking :)

  • @MrASquirrell
    @MrASquirrell 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks very much! Can't wait to see your images from France! I ordered one back in may for hiking/camping trips.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately I didn't have the weather to use it in France! It is what it is I guess....

  • @Chiclets1
    @Chiclets1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The moment we all have been waiting for.... 👍

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      At some point I'll make a proper review :)

  • @helenwilson1107
    @helenwilson1107 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for your support!

  • @Marco81MX
    @Marco81MX 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I pre-ordered mine back in June. Can´t wait for it to arrive! 😁

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Woohoo! Fingers crossed you get it soon!

  • @django1364
    @django1364 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    as always great review Cuiv, and of course, you must take it on your trip to France, many like myself, we are all eagerly waiting for your content, I can't wait to see the setup for the EQ mode, my favorite operational mode

  • @jack.p
    @jack.p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great review! I was pretty impressed at the photos, especially for being rushed in a city environment.
    This is gonna be my first telescope. Can’t wait for this to arrive.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's awesome, enjoy it!! I've recently tried in in equatorial mode and it's excellent there as well to go deeper compared to the standard smart telescope mode!

  • @coolspace2136
    @coolspace2136 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even though I already have a nice astrophotography rig, I'm definitely getting one of these! This looks like a load of fun. I can't wait to see more videos on the Dwarf 3. Thanks!

  • @ericmalafeew
    @ericmalafeew 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your early review of the Dwarf 2 convinced me it was for real! I've shot a hundred targets since then and take it everywhere. Looking forward to getting my D3, and yes take it to darker skies in France 🌌

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's a really good evolution of the scope :) hope you get yours soon!

  • @PieroJones
    @PieroJones 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was eagerly waiting for this video! I started with the Dwarf2 and the wonderful step-by-step tutorial on how to do post-processing with Siril and PixInsight! Thank you, and I hope to see more videos on the Dwarf3 soon!

  • @missrose4773
    @missrose4773 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    great review looking forward to mine arriving

  • @fabianernestopacheco
    @fabianernestopacheco 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amazing! I'll buy it right now no matter what!!

  • @StevesTrains
    @StevesTrains 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yay! I had been hoping you would get one of these to test out.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep! It's honestly a lot of fun for now and the EQ mode works great :)

  • @AcoVanConis
    @AcoVanConis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Welcome to the club =)
    Small remark, Gain 60 - 80 is great.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Awesome, thanks for the tip!!

  • @Tommyr
    @Tommyr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm going to have to get this. I have an original eVscope and it works well (I was a backer) but this thing is really awesome! Much easier to use. Thanks for the demo!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's great to see technology evolving like that and at such prices!

    • @Tommyr
      @Tommyr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek It's evolving SUPER fast!

  • @StarPicturesMiami
    @StarPicturesMiami 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The new Dwaft 3 looks very interesting. I like the wider field view and it finally has filters!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yesss! It's a lot of fun for now :)

  • @tommyozzy317
    @tommyozzy317 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Learning Japanese for the past 3 months and actually kinda understood what you said 😀. I have not much interest in these scopes but am glad its getting more and more people into the hobby. At our group meetups theres now 3 or 4 smart scopes floating around and our members showing the public all sorts of cool stuff. Now with my new am5n, im as portable as i need to be (dropping my previous 150lb mount).

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Have fun learning Japanese! And yes smart scopes help introduce people to the hobby, which is always good!

  • @gregsantos9731
    @gregsantos9731 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! Amazing! I will include that to my bucket list and hope that i can have money to buy also. I'm watching here in the Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @symbioticsystems
    @symbioticsystems 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dithering can also provide better colour information by using different parts of the bayer pattern.

  • @andrewbristoe1833
    @andrewbristoe1833 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    love a night planner walk-through just ordered loved the 2 also better curvers during or after in editing? great intro to 3

  • @andywolstenholme2822
    @andywolstenholme2822 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Waiting on my preorder to arrive in the next few weeks. Upgrading from the 2. Absolutely the 2 was my go to, quick and easy transportable choice. The 3 looks to be a good upgrade and will be my new go to quick grab and go kit.
    For reference my semi-portable rig is an Askar71f, Star Adventurer GTI with Touptek Canera and ZWO EAF and guider. Using a quiet4c with Stellarmate OS to control.

  • @busload_uk
    @busload_uk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Been waiting for this review!!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Just initial impressions for now :)

    • @busload_uk
      @busload_uk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek You were so keen to get going… ‘Darks? - Later!’ 😆

  • @ERRTRADIO
    @ERRTRADIO 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I liked the Dwarf 3 unboxing very nice job and great selection thank you for sharing

  • @聖帝サウザー-s7n
    @聖帝サウザー-s7n 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    情報、ありがとうございます。
    ドワーフ3🕶️、いい感じですね。
    とても軽くて使いやすいそう。
    SeeStar S50も買ったばかりですが、これもあるとたくさんの天体が撮れそうですね。
    欲しいですね✨
    日本語も話されるのですね、嬉しかったです😊

  • @marvinwhisman3333
    @marvinwhisman3333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Have been looking forward to this product review.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      First light only for now, I'll make a proper review later on :)

  • @scottn3ra13
    @scottn3ra13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much for a great unboxing and FL video. It will be interesting to see how it does on some terrestrial objects as well.

  • @Alex000113
    @Alex000113 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice review of initial experiences, a very impressive device ! Looking forward to hearing more. Amazing how many capable portable scopes have been released in the last few years. Interesting that camera features included. I see such devices as helping more people get some hands-on experience with astronomy. I wonder if more consumer-level features are/wiil be available (time-lapse, meteors, aurora, ISS snapshot, SpaceX launch boosters...).

  • @Tordenstjerne
    @Tordenstjerne 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ola la that was a very cool video, I have for decades - yes I am the super astro amateur that never took off to the skies ,but never say never - and this review of a smart telescope kept me captivated for once and with a balcony quite similar towards dark northern forest i really felt this relevant to me. Me and my partner - a good glass of Japanese Nikka Whisky from the barrell - say merci beaucoup for this very interesting video 🙏🌞

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's some good whisky in a great place :) Glad this video was helpful to you!

  • @Fossbear
    @Fossbear 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a fun thing! Even my Wife want´s one now. Guess i´ll buy it :D

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Go for it! It's a lot of fun, plus it's small enough to take hiking :)

  • @cjermo
    @cjermo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'd been totally sold on a Seestar until this came along. I definitely value the smaller size/weight of the Dwarf products as I'll often be carrying them on foot, but it was clearly a better product than the Dwarf II with respect to image quality. Now that the Dwarf III seems to at least match the Seestar in that respect, I'm very much torn. Can't wait for a direct head-to-head matchup!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      For now I've been testing the Eq mode and it's amazing! Three point polar alignment built in, together with 60s exposures and the internal dual band filter...

  • @overjoyedbrass
    @overjoyedbrass 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I would like to see it in use from no pollution places

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yep will do that at some point

  • @jcinaz
    @jcinaz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! I think I’m going to buy this telescope. Thanks.

  • @alfrede.newman1838
    @alfrede.newman1838 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOW!
    ... and in Tokyo city, excellent.

  • @deep_space_dave
    @deep_space_dave 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow they have really polished this new Dwarf! The software is so mature now. Now we just need a maybe "pro" version with a IMX676 which has the same pixel size but 12MP and very low dark current. Either way well done Dwarf Labs, evolution of tech right before our eyes! Thanks Cuiv for the excellent unboxing and demo!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, it's looking real good!

  • @kirkchase5048
    @kirkchase5048 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was great, mine just shipped....just when I was getting good with the D2 lol

    • @zmc33
      @zmc33 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hey when did you order yours? mid july here.

    • @kirkchase5048
      @kirkchase5048 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zmc33 Months ago, very first day you could preorder....your gonna be waiting

  • @gordonmitchell729
    @gordonmitchell729 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Impressive preview 🖖👀

  • @George-t4q6m
    @George-t4q6m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent Review. Looking at ZWO Seestar S50 and Dwarf 3 but now favouring the latter.

  • @Lightbringer87
    @Lightbringer87 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Cuiv, thanks for this enthusiastic first look - really considering buying one, since I'm too lazy to set up my proper rig most of the time. One thing thou: some of your short links in the description get caught by my AVG antivirus software as beeing malicous websites or blacklisted or whatever. Maybe you can check those. Examples are the "Dwarf III Smart Telescope" as well as the second Seestar link. Thanks for your great content - can't wait for more Dwarf 3 insights!

  • @kevinmccarthy8746
    @kevinmccarthy8746 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible, I need to study up on the photography , astro photography, the stacking process everything bone by a computer. Thats great but I would really like to be good at doing it the old fashion way then I will appreciate this amazing stuff. I would want the 4000 dollar smart scope . One year from now it will be 100 bucks.

  • @JohnMark61355
    @JohnMark61355 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you.

  • @IamArtimon-ui4co
    @IamArtimon-ui4co 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hey Cuiv! Bon retour en Europe !! Si tu peux prendre un peu de ciel clair dans tes bagages, ça m'arrangerait bien !

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bien sûr, j'apporte le ciel bleu avec moi :) J'irai aussi à Annecy pour faire du parapente, j'espère que le temps sera ok...

    • @IamArtimon-ui4co
      @IamArtimon-ui4co 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek Je te le souhaite! A propos, j'ai aussi commencé (à 56ans) le parapente. On se verra p'têt un jour à Annecy! Bons vols et cieux clairs.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IamArtimon-ui4co woohoo!! Le parapente c'est génial! :) Je suis à Annecy la semaine prochaine si tu y es ;)

    • @IamArtimon-ui4co
      @IamArtimon-ui4co 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek Snif ..... Je bosse et suis en Belgique (près de Walibi). Si tu fais un TREEEES long vol, tu es le bienvenu chez moi.

  • @まろちゃん-q5e
    @まろちゃん-q5e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dwarf3よりCuivの褒め過ぎっぷりに感動したw

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      いつも楽しいもん

  • @iamjessieray
    @iamjessieray 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow I'm very impressed with this one. As an astrophotographer who sometimes does live stacking streams, this looks like a great way to do that without having to get out my whole rig or while letting my main rig click away on some faint fuzzy.

  • @foetaltreborus2017
    @foetaltreborus2017 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely fascinating...almost magic !

  • @MartinsVilcins
    @MartinsVilcins 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can you please demonstrate how EQ mode works and longer exposures? This should be one of the main selling points, its a bit weird that you left these out

    • @hootbaez6185
      @hootbaez6185 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Give him a chance. Remember this was just first light. Based on the multiple videos he did of the Dwarf II, I am sure we will see more once he has had a chance to play with it a little more.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yep, coming soon (tm)! I've done EQ mode and 30s exposures last night, working great. This is just an unboxing and first light, as per the video title!

    • @MartinsVilcins
      @MartinsVilcins 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hootbaez6185 no offence was intended, I realize that my comment comes across a bit harsh, I just wanted to voice out my interest in these particular features

    • @MartinsVilcins
      @MartinsVilcins 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek super, looking forward to see it in action

    • @jimskeuh
      @jimskeuh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek does that mean the telescope is automatically rotating to follow the stars? do you need a seperate triepod for this ?

  • @rickmurray9289
    @rickmurray9289 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the video as always, Cuiv. I received notice on Friday that my Dwarf 3 is shipping right away, so I hope to have it in a week or two. I have enjoyed the Dwarf 2, as well as my Seestar S50, since the first of 2024, and I look forward to adding this new scope to my arsenal. Quick question... the D3 is supposed to have Mosaic mode. Have you seen any sign of it in the software?

  • @KevinRudd-w8s
    @KevinRudd-w8s 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not my sort of thing, really but I do think these are great pieces of kit for the money and have plenty of uses. I can understand why these smart scopes are so popular with people getting into the hobby or even some experienced astro photographers as well, I don't know why some people seem dead against smart scopes, most people ar using fulIy automated rigs for imaging these days anyway, I think they are responsible for getting more people interested in astronomy and astrophotography and that can't be a bad thing. Anyway, enjoy your holiday Cuiv, I hope you get better weather that I'm currently experiencing in my part of the UK ( another forcasted clear night isn't)

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, I think it's some gatekeeping instinct? I had it hard so you must have it hard too? Hope you get some real clear skies soon!

  • @mercury7
    @mercury7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent, thank you

  • @KingLoopie1
    @KingLoopie1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice progress for these small, self contained image factories! Pretty soon it will be like a soccer ball that you just kick out the door in any weather and it will set itself up, rocket up into orbit and go to work imaging everything with a 3 meter fold out f1 apo objective and your choice of sensors...

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mwahahaha that would be fun lol

  • @rdiazmartin
    @rdiazmartin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sure that's a great scope that hopefully I will order sooner or later but living in Europe I can forget that great price.

  • @LawrenceCamera
    @LawrenceCamera 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For traveling I have dragged my seastar s50 on flights without issue including to Japan, where I shot on Enoshima. Fits comfortably right under the seats without issue or in a backpack. And the case is really protective.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Very nice! The Seestar is definitely good for travel, but I'll also need to bring my paragliding equipment and that takes a lot of space :)

  • @NJM1948
    @NJM1948 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Be good to see how this performs against the ST50 - looks a great little tool on first seeing

  • @Keepler22b
    @Keepler22b 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ok, this little telescope will fit my brain:)

  • @ManOfKent1066
    @ManOfKent1066 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Now I'm confused. I am saving up for a seestar s50 but this review seems to show that the dwarf 3 will be better in some ways. What do you think Cuiv?

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's a tough one! Plus there is a new version of the Seestar coming out soon apparently! The Dwarf III has a larger field of view and less resolution, but can be used in equatorial mode. But let's wait until we get new information on the new Seestar!

    • @ian-atg
      @ian-atg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have the seestar. I’d rather save more and get proper gear. These ones have way too many issues

  • @Amradar123
    @Amradar123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice for bird watching 😊

  • @crm114.
    @crm114. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent review, thanks

  • @elzie1100
    @elzie1100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is there a "guide" that you would recommend for a very inexperienced beginner like me that shows remarkable astronomical objects that would make great photos? I have zero experience with astronomy, but am eager to learn. Really enjoyed your tutorial video. Thanks!

  • @AstroIsland
    @AstroIsland 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can’t wait to get mines to review as well! Hope you would be able to stop by and pay a visit to the Galactic Hunter team in France.

  • @stevenlarkin1706
    @stevenlarkin1706 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Dwarf has been described as not being a telescope but rather a motorized camera with zoom lense. It appears to work rather well for such a small aperture.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I keep wondering why people make this distinction? A lens is a telescope and vice versa :)
      It's a motorized camera with prime lens, it's a motorized tiny telescope, potato potahto! :)
      I agree it has really nice results!

  • @jimgraham6722
    @jimgraham6722 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing.

  • @chemtrail_brew_Que
    @chemtrail_brew_Que 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cuiv please make a comparison video between this and the Seestar.

  • @j21blackjack
    @j21blackjack 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks again for another great review video, I actually ordered mine just before seeing your review on it. I'm excited for EQ mode, I'll be impressed if 60s exposures actually work out without guiding. How much control over gain settings does it have? I've seen a couple of discussions about it being set to something other than the HCG gain point.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You can set the gain freely, but I don't know where it goes to HCG! I've tested 30s exposures in EQ mode for now, and they were well tracked!

    • @j21blackjack
      @j21blackjack 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@CuivTheLazyGeekhow many frames were lost with 30s exposures from start trails? I've heard dithering will be enabled by default as well, so hopefully that combats walking noise well.

  • @ClassicTrialsChannel
    @ClassicTrialsChannel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3 month waiting list here in the uk

  • @azad562
    @azad562 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sky View App does the same for me for nothing 😂 The only ‘smart’ difference is I point it myself and this one does some fancy moves! Crazy world!!!

  • @SCHL_2024
    @SCHL_2024 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    possible to test the functionality of the milky way shoot in the heart of Tokyo? Like to see how it will perform.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've never managed milky way photography from here, even with DSLR and lens, so I'll probably test it from a dark area!

    • @SCHL_2024
      @SCHL_2024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek can't wait for the review on this.

  • @pedalajones
    @pedalajones 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I ordered on faith (already having Dwarf 2) at launch. I was hoping to already have it in my hands but delivery was further postponed until November. I hope this time is the right time...

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hope you get it soon!!

  • @syl629
    @syl629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Merci pour cette presentation du DWarf 3😉, commander au lancement est j'ai trop hate de l'avoir.

  • @slmdaddy1
    @slmdaddy1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    nice review thank you - better then See star?

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Can't say for now, but I've since been testing EQ mode and that's a killer feature

    • @slmdaddy1
      @slmdaddy1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek yes the panorama feature is of interest to me - if you decide to do further testing. easy way to attache to a dovetail to mount to EQ mount?

  • @ciskje71
    @ciskje71 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The best you can do, is to test it in the best possibile scenario, to reveal it's true potential.

  • @DigitalDonsRC
    @DigitalDonsRC 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the excellent and comprehensive review Cuiv! Now I'll have to buy one of these too as soon as I can convince The Bride!
    Is dew an issue at your location? Without active dew control where I live, observing sessions are measured in minutes. I know the Dwarf 3 has a 'CPU mode' that can be activated in the app, which increases the internal temperature, but I'm wondering if it is effective in controlling dew.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @alcosound
    @alcosound 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks like a good competition for the Seestar 50. How well does it capture the M31?

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'll test some more soon

  • @davidhoskin6144
    @davidhoskin6144 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the informative review! Stars look good. Optics seem improved from those in Dwarf 2, at least my copy which suffers from pinched optics.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, the optics and tracking are much better than the Dwarf II!

  • @javierafeltra2840
    @javierafeltra2840 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks Cuiv for the excellent unboxing and demo!!!! Do you know if to use the EQ Mode function the program has a function to set the equatorial mount to polar alignment and adjust azimuth and altitude? Thank you very much from Argentina. Javier

  • @markalot
    @markalot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Small pixel camera seems like star trailing is going to me more of an issue with times over 5 seconds. Looking forward to more videos about this version. :)

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was actually impressed in equatorial mode, 30s exposures were fine - without wind the tracking is very decent in another AltAz or EQ mode :)

  • @JeffreyMcPheeters
    @JeffreyMcPheeters 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm very interested in your further experiences with this little smart telescope; eq mode and various subjects you point this toward. I have a Seestar S50 I like very much, but would appreciate a wider field of view in a small travel friendly smart telescope to accompany the Seestar. I would love to get one of these before the end of the year.

  • @EugeneHuman-kl1vc
    @EugeneHuman-kl1vc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would be nice to see a full session of one evening , maybe doing even 50image stacks of few different stars with the Dwarf3. Maybe moon, Jupiter , rings of saturn, maybe a few nebula.
    To give the view and ease of use for the average man. To see what one can see and do in say 1hour or 2hours of taking it out and seeing what it can see and how it performs.

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This scope isn't made for planetary, so Jupiter and Saturn are out, and what it can do depends a huge amount on light pollution, so that's a difficult ask :)

  • @RobertRidgley
    @RobertRidgley 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very tempting.

    • @RobertRidgley
      @RobertRidgley 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Update, Resistance was futile, I preordered! Great alternative to setting up a ton of equipment or to use alongside of it. It’s always good to have options. TY for the great review, I love your enthusiasm!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahaha good decision! I've been testing the Eq mode since and it's excellent :)

  • @steveg4iwr
    @steveg4iwr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Looks promising, better than the Dwarf 2. Enjoy France.

  • @TheHelicapt
    @TheHelicapt หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Cuiv, what scope do you like better, this one or the seestar 50?

  • @DirtyBird
    @DirtyBird 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I notice overnight Dwarflab updated the anticipated delivery schedule for the Dwarf 3. Looks like delivery dates have been pushed back 2 - 2.5 months until late December for orders placed in August/September. January 2025 for orders placed in October. Bummer...

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Victims of their success...

  • @DanielRadnzic
    @DanielRadnzic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent device and review. Can you test the wide angle lens in astro mode to show stacked wide field milky way images please? This is one of dwarf 3 selling features for me!

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll try, but I need to get out of Tokyo for that!

  • @darylfortney8081
    @darylfortney8081 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Impressive for the price but it seems like it needs a better higher resolution lower light sensor and higher zoom... do they have a "pro" version? Also if you were going to buy today and money was no object what would be the best telescope you could get with this sort of form factor and feature set? I'm planning on taking a roadtrip across the country and want to take something like this with me but best of the best.

  • @madcow3417
    @madcow3417 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen a number of quality hardware devices that fail to connect to the app or fail to accept firmware updates, basically rendering them useless. I always check the app before buying devices. I'm glad that the Dwarf 3 doesn't appear to have these issues. The worst Google Play (Android) review talks about an intermittent connection to an iPad Air... which doesn't run Android.

  • @gautamdash
    @gautamdash 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Cuiv, How did the Eq mode work?

  • @Rohit-oz1or
    @Rohit-oz1or 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    How do you know the telescope isn't generating images by downloading from the internet?

    • @PsychologyAcademia
      @PsychologyAcademia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wouldnt that be funny

    • @markgarner3505
      @markgarner3505 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve used my D2 in the wilds, away from WiFi and mobile data. It still gets the images….

    • @Rohit-oz1or
      @Rohit-oz1or 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@markgarner3505 It is AI powered. AI is trained using pre-existing images and uses it to predict the actual ones...

    • @lmaoroflcopter
      @lmaoroflcopter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@Rohit-oz1or Which when editors like pixinsight also offers AI corrections, really means nothing. You can simply download the raw frames if you prefer and stack them yourself in post. Of course you'll still have your AI fear.
      How do you know pixinsight/DSS/etc doesn't just download images from the Internet?

  • @greatfullded
    @greatfullded 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Problem with me having this is I live at the beach and too close to City Lights. cool product...

    • @CuivTheLazyGeek
      @CuivTheLazyGeek  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, light pollution is a bummer... I'm in Tokyo, where the video was shot, so I know the pain!

    • @greatfullded
      @greatfullded 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CuivTheLazyGeek Nice.. I never see the Milky way ever here.. have to go away from the city or camp in the desert and wow.. what a view.. but here.. a few bright stars.. all the planets to Saturn..and the moon.. thats it..

  • @Snowdragon.
    @Snowdragon. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s funny you would refer the new unit as Dwarf 2 a lot,when in fact it was 3

  • @KnightHenry-SuZ
    @KnightHenry-SuZ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like it

  • @dennisrogers6786
    @dennisrogers6786 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just wonder how long it will take them to update the software? Maybe when Dwarf 4 is nearly out. I felt they burned us who bought the D2 as they did no update for 12 months, and think they only updated the app due to D3 coming out as there was only this big update 2 months or so before D3 came out, so does that mean D3 wont get any big update of the app till D4 is almost out.

  • @jaygeetee3364
    @jaygeetee3364 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So the small blurred points of light that are distant stars or galaxies, will, with this device become slightly larger blurred points of light.

  • @barthennin6088
    @barthennin6088 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How does the FOV and resolution compare to the SeeStar?

  • @BorisNoiseChannel
    @BorisNoiseChannel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How do we know the device isn't just sending you stock images after it determind you've got a clear sky overhead?

    • @markgarner3505
      @markgarner3505 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ve used my D2 in the wilds, away from WiFi and mobile data. It still gets the images….

  • @nassermohd2317
    @nassermohd2317 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please do d3 vs s50

  • @laurentcadieu5431
    @laurentcadieu5431 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    grâce à cette vidéo... je viens de l'acheter. Quel est le "power" du zoom ? ps: j'ai dit à Dwarf Lab que c'est cette vidéo qui m'a parlé du produit... ça aide toujours !