
QHY Color Filter Wheel - Extra Large
Starting Price: $1,199.00
Price as Configured: $1,199.00
Price as Configured: $1,199.00
Brand: QHYCCD / SKU: QHY-CFW3-XL
QHY has designed anew 3rd generation filter wheel featuring an ultra-thin stepper motor drive and fully automatic filter switching capability.

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There are four versions of the 3rd generation QHY-CFW3 filter wheel: QHYCFW3XL (extra-large size), QHYCFW3L (large size), QHYCFW3M (medium size), and QHYCFW3S (small size). Both the QHYCFW3M (medium) and QHYCFW3S (small) are also available in a standard version (SR) and thin (US) version.
- QHYCFW3S: Small size. The QHYCFW3S supports a carousel holding seven 1.25-inch mounted filters or a carousel holding six 36mm unmounted filters. The thin version of the QHYCFW3 is 15.5mm thick and the standard version is 20.5mm thick.
- QHYCFW3M: Medium size. The QHYCFW3M supports supports a carousel holding five 2-inch mounted or 50mm unmounted filters or a carousel holding seven 36mm unmounted filters. The thin version of this filter wheel is 17 mm thick and the standard version is 20.5mm thick.
- QHYCFW3L and QHYCFW3XL: Large and Extra-Large size. The QHYCFW3L supports a carousel holding seven 2-inch mounted or 50mm unmounted filters. The QHYCFW3XL supports a carousel holding nine 2-inch mounted or 50mm unmounted filters, or a carousel holding seven 50mm square unmounted filters.
Model | Thickness | Disk Supported | Available height limitation (gap) | Weight |
QHYCFW3XL | 21.5 mm | 9 position 2-inch/50mm round, 7 position 50mm*50mm square | 10 mm | 1500g |
QHYCFW3L | 21.5 mm | 7 position 2-inch/50mm round | 10 mm | 911g |
QHYCFW3M (Standard) | 20.5 mm + 2 mm | 5 position 2-inch (50mm) round | 10 mm | 728g |
QHYCFW3M (thin) | 17 mm + 2mm | 7 position 36mm unmounted | 5,5 mm | 691g |
QHYCFW3S (Standard) | 20 mm + 4 mm | 7 Position 1.25inch, 31mm unmounted | 10 mm | 446g |
QHYCFW3S (thin) | 15.5 mm + 4 mm | 7 Position 1.25inch, 31mm unmounted | 5,5 mm | 419g |