Baader Planetarium - Astroupgrade Service for Canon DSLR Cameras

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Test Images taken with direct 

comparison between a BCF filter 

modified and an unmodified Canon 

EOS 40D 

Baader Astroupgrade Service for Canon DSLR Cameras 

Please understand, that we can offer Camera modifications only in 

Germany and all EU countries. 

Single filters for self modification for Canon 1000D-1100D, 

300D-600D, 10D-60D, 7D, 5D MKII 

Astroupgrade Service for DSLR's from Canon, Canon 1000D- 

1100D, 300D-600D, 10D-60D, 7D, 5D, 5D MKII 

Please read - before sending a Camera to us - our guidelines 

Remarks to - without having talked with us - already sent in Cameras, 

beeing opened or software modified before 

Frequently asked questions and our answers about DSLR modifications 

« 

Single Baader ACF/BCF Filters for do it yourself modifications 

(only german version of this page avalaible) 

Customer references to our modification service 

Frequently asked Questions 

German version of this page 

additional test images, taken with a BCF modified Canon EOS 

40 D and a Zeiss APQ Refractor 

... before irrevocably converting your DSLR into astro we would like to draw your attention 

to: 

NightScape 'Single Shot' colorcamera from Celestron - THE real alternative to a DSLR 

solution, ideal for beginners, yet professional features like cooler and AstroFX software. 

Interested? Then follow this link 

STF-8300 astro-CCD from SBIG in monochrome or color - THE choice for state of the art 

astrophotography up to the limit. Interested? Then follow this link 

Baader single filters and modification service for Canon EOS Cameras 

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larger image 

From Canon EOS 5D MKII, 40D, 450D, 1000D on: 

Live View has eased the Astrophotography 

dramatically. 

The Cameras with Live View do not stand behind the older 

models. The dark current is even lower, there is real 14 bit 

operation and full USB 2.0 support with real time PC remote 

control. 

article Order - 

number 

Price 

inkl. VAT 

Baader ACF1 Filter for CANON 300 D 245 9211 EUR 75.-# 

Baader ACF2 Filter for CANON 10D / 20D / 

30D / 350D 

Baader BCF H-alpha Intensifier Filter for 

CANON 1000D - 1100D, 400D - 600D, 40D - 

60D, 7D 

Baader BCF2 H-alpha Intensifier Filter for 

CANON 5D MKII 

245 9212 EUR 85.-# 

245 9213 EUR 65.-# 

245 9214 A EUR 78.-# 

BCF Filter for do it yourself modifications of EOS 1000D-1100D/400D-600D/40D- 

60D/7D und 5D MKII 

These filters allow to keep the dust removal function of the cameras intact. Only the 

frontfilter has to be changed, the piezo stays intact. 

However there are high demands for the BCF-filter in terms of multicoating and 

keeping the precise thickness, the filterglas is optically polished. We adapted our 

filters to 1/100 mm to the original Canon ones. Take caution, these filters are only 

0,5mm thick and therefore very sensitive. 

# additional shipping costs 

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transmission curve 

Baader BCF Filter 

T transmission curve 

comparrison between 

Canon Original to 

Baader BCF 

The left graph shows the transmission 

of the Baader ACF- and BCF filters. The 

right graph shows a comparison 

between the Baader ACF- and BCF 

filters (blue line) and the original EOS 

350D filter (red line). Inside the big sized version we marked the H-alpha line for 

showing why a filterexchange enhances the H-alpha sensitivity so much. 

Baader Astroupgrade Service for Canon DSLR Cameras 

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Important note: 

The CANON-warranty for the Cameras will hold even after modification, if repair claims will be carried out via 

BAADER PLANETARIUM GmbH. 

Baader Planetarium Astroupgrade Service for CANON DSLR-Kameras 1000D-1100D, 300D-600D, 

10D-60D, 7D und 5D-5D MII - we modify your DSLR-EOS-Camera to ACF/BCF Astro ! 

pdf-file with remarks on the conversion of a Canon DSLR Camera with our BAADER ACF 

filters into a real Astro DSLR. 

Canon EOS 1000D - 1100D / 400D - 600D / 40D - 60D / 7D Astro- 

Upgrade with Baader-Filter (needed Filter BCF #2459213) 

Please read this remarks BEFORE sending a camera to Baader Planetarium. 

Canon EOS 300D Astro-Upgrade with Baader-Filter (needed Filter ACF1 

#2459211) 


Canon EOS 10D/ 20D / 30D und 350 D Astro-Upgrade with Baader- 

Filter (needed Filter ACF2 #2459212) 


Canon EOS 5D MKII Astro-Upgrade with Baader-Filter (needed Filter 

BCF2 #2459214A) 


900 2226 EUR 275.- 

900 2227 EUR 235.- 

900 2223 EUR 265.- 

900 2228 EUR 345.- 

1. Prices 

Prices listed on our website for available ACF-/BCF-filters do not include installation costs. Provided that the 

installation is not hampered by more serious difficulties than the usual ones, and provided that the camera.s 

filter fixture is not bent, broken or otherwise damaged as a result of previous installation attempts, please add 

the installation costs to the price of the filter (see above): 

Forwarding expenses: shipment and insurance within Germany € 15.00; UPS shipment plus full insurance 

against damage, loss & theft to other destinations within the EU € 35.00; shipment, insurance plus customs 

documents to non-EU destinations € 60.00 (see item 3 below). 

2. Procedure 

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Please send your order, stating the camera type and your full address, by email. 

You will immediately receive a confirmation of receipt, which also indicates when you can expect us to 

start working on your camera. Your order is added to our waiting list which is processed according to 

incoming date. 

As soon as it is your camera.s .turn., you will receive a prepayment notification, including the request to 

send in your camera at your own cost. Do not send your camera before you have received our 

prepayment request! We trust that you understand our prepayment policy and would like you to know 

that even longstanding Baader clients are expected to pay in advance so that processing according to 

incoming date remains consistent. As soon as we have received your payment and the camera, we start 

the replacement work. 

After about 2-3 weeks the replacement is done and your camera is returned to you, fully insured, by 

UPS. 

We can no longer handle shipments from countries outside of the European Union. Cameras need to be 

shipped from inside the European Union. 

3. Inspection 

upon receipt of camera We reserve the right to reject a modification order if on first inspection it transpires 

that the camera has been opened before and/or treated inexpertly or that the camera is damaged on the 

outside or inside (e.g. the filter.s fixture is bent) or if there is malfunctioning due to damaged hardware or 

software. 

If you want to send us an older camera that has already been opened by other service providers we 

recommend that you let us know BEFOREHAND so that we can discuss possible extra costs which may arise 

from an increased amount of work involved. We do not repair defect cameras or change their software. The 

charge for the inspection upon receipt is . 25.00. If the modification can be done this amount is seen as part o 

the Astro-Upgrade w. Baader- Filter cost listed above. If the replacement cannot be done because of any of th 

reasons above, the camera will be returned to you in exactly the same condition as we received it. Your 

prepayment request will be for a total of . 50.00 for the initial inspection as well as return shipping and 

insurance. For shipment to countries outside the EU please add 25.00 for customs documents. 

Please take note that we are not liable in any way for any defects or malfunctioning that you might identify 

after a camera which we did not accept for modification has been returned to you. Those are the defects which 

we noted during the inspection and they are the very reason why we declined modification of the camera. 

Please do not send us a camera for modification if you are aware of technical problems or faulty software. You 

can save yourself and us a lot of trouble and correspondence. 

Of course you are always welcome to buy the ACF filter and have the modification done by another service 

provider. If, on the other hand, you have bought the ACF filter elsewhere and would like us to do the 

conversion, please add € 30.00 to the appropriate conversion charge listed above. 

4. Sending in your camera 

Please ONLY send the camera-body without any accessories! 

5. Manufacturer warranty 

The warranty of the manufacturer (in this case Canon) will hold, but in case of such a warranty defect this 

camera have to be shipped again to Baader Planetarium for repair. 

6. Daylight photography 

Astrophotography has top priority in the design of our new ACF filters. We did, however, take the needs of 

daylight photography into consideration as far as possible. With a modified camera the reproduction of colour 

(white balance) is adaptable to very high levels in daylight photography, but not each and every theoretically 

existing shade of colour can be reproduced. In everyday photography this does not matter, and only in rare 

cases could it happen that shades differ slightly. Colour moiré structures are not entirely suppressed as the 

softening AA filter was removed. This is preferable for astrophotography because the AA filter causes a slight 

loss of depth. Without colour moiré suppression linear structures like a chequered shirt may show traces of 

colour borders in daylight photography. 

7. Time needed for conversion 

The time for modification depends on the number of earlier orders and currently is about three to six weeks. 

Orders are strictly processed according to incoming date. Please do not send your camera before you have 

received our prepayment request. 

8. Our guarantee 

We guarantee a flawless, proper and professional modification of your camera into an ACF camera . as long as 

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a fully functional CANON EOS was delivered to us, without hidden software defects or internal mechanical 

damage. We cannot vouch for the complete absence of dust inside the camera or on the chip. Our optical 

workshop cleans the chip and filter while exposed to ionized air flows in order to avoid static charging. 

Remaining dust grains may be removed from the image with the usual technique of flatfielding. Our company 

has been in existence for more than forty years now. You can rest assured that we do our work conscientiousl 

and to the very best of our knowledge so that a flawless ACF Astro DSLR camera will be returned to you in 

exchange for the flawless camera you sent in. 

Legal notice: 

The brand names CANON and Canon EOS are the property of Canon Inc. This text and all its wording are our 

intellectual property and subject to copyright. All rights reserved. We explicitly prohibit the reproduction and 

reuse of any of the above content and information by other providers. If necessary, we reserve the right to 

take legal action. 

If you still have open questions to our modification service for CANON DSLR-Cameras 

please use this Email contactform . 

Caption: Example of a Canon EOS which was opened improperly. The checkup on receipt already showed that t 

camera had been tampered with. In addition hacked software had been installed. Please let us know IN ADVANC 

what is wrong with your camera - it saves both of us money, time and nerves... 

PLEASE NOTE - expenses WITHOUT alteration: 

NO camera that has been opened before will be accepted for filter alterations if this information is withheld whe 

the camera is sent in. We see such conduct as an attempted cover-up. 

Cameras with firmware hack will NOT be accepted for exchanging filters! The camera must be handed in with it 

original CANON firmware. 

When the filter is installed the camera's power supply has to be disconnected. As a result the hacked software n 

longer functions properly and important menu settings are blocked. 

We apologize for any inconvenience, but accepting cameras that have been tampered with for alterations would 

mean that support by Canon and repairs at the firm's expense - which we have always been able to obtain - 

would come to an end. 

Once again, BEFORE the start of alterations and BEFORE sending in your camera, we urgently ask you for a 

chance to talk to you about possible manipulations which others might previously have carried out on the 

camera. 

For showing how difficile such a filterexchange is and for understanding why we emphasized the 

modification details here some images what we have found already and what caused a refuse to 

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modify. 

Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 

Image1shows our work station for DSLR modifications. 

Image 2 shows critical flex wire connections which leads easily to 

broken lockers like in image 3. 

Image 3shows a irreversible broken locker. 

Image 4 shows critical solder points, wrong solder temperature leads easily to melting of the plastic grid 

The following images are showing examples of not well made modifications from other service providers. We 

got those from Cameras sent by customers which wanted another filterexchange. 

Image A Image B ImageC 

Q: Does modifying my Camera mean 

that it will be unusable for daylight 

photography? 

Q: Will you use external filters (like 

IR or UV) for the modification? 

Image A shows fingerprints and a wrongly soldered shield plate. 

Image B shows a solder chunk on top of a shield plate. It could 

loosne every time and giving shortcuts inside the electronic boards. 

Bild C shows a bended flex wire. 

Image D (left) shows a silicon spattled filter. Instead of black silicon 

a grey one was used, producing stray light. 

FAQs: some frequently asked questions, answered in brief: 

A: No, with manual white balance it is easy to recalibrate the images to 

daylight values. Only when using images for professional applications a 

second, unmodified body can be useful, cause there will be a slight 

reduction in dynamic range and slightly more moire effects visible. 

A: 

No, it is absolutely necessary to use filters with the precise size and 

thickness to guarantee maximum quality. We cannot rely on unknown 

filters, in addition we are only specialized in astro modifications. 

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Q: Will the conversion affect the 

position of the focal plane? 

Q: Will the conversion affect the 

auto-focus function? 

Q: What will the total conversion 

cost be (excluding my forwarding 

expenses to you)? 

Q: How long will it be until I have 

my camera back? 

Q: Do you recommend any other 

adjustments to the camera (while 

you are busy with it)? 

A: 

The ACF-/BCF- replacement filter has exactly the same effective optical 

thickness as the original AA filter. During the conversion process the focu 

is calibrated to the best of our ability. 

A: 

No, that is one of the advantages having our professional modification 

service. 

A: 

It depends on your camera type. Take the cost of the ACF filter in questio 

(e.g. EUR 85.00 for the 350D), add the labour cost for the conversion (e 

EUR 265.00 for an EOS 350D) plus postage & insurance (typically EUR 

35.00 within Europe). 

A: 

That depends on the number of cameras waiting for our attention. Our 

services are very much in demand and we have to ask you to wait for ou 

prepayment request before you send in your camera. We will return it to 

you after 3-6 weeks (excluding shipment time). Please do not worry if yo 

do not receive a payment request straight away when you have informed 

us about your decision to have your camera transformed into an H-alpha 

sensitive Deep Sky imager. Your order, however, will be confirmed and fe 

into the system immediately, and as soon as it is your camera.s turn you 

payment request is on its way . the waiting time is up to four weeks at 

present. If it continues to increase we will consider expanding our capaci 

A: 

Q: When do I pay? A: 

Q: Do you accept bank transfers via 

internet? 

Q: To which address should I send 

my camera? 

No - we only do the filter conversion and adjustments which are directly 

related to that. We do not offer software upgrades, repair services or 

cleaning services (other than cleaning the filter and chip to the best of o 

ability - see the pdf file on our website). 

Payment is strictly in advance. For fairness. sake we do not run a dual 

system of billing some customers in advance and others after the job is 

done. Instead we decided to process orders by date. After confirming 

receipt of your order we will send the prepayment request only when we 

are ready to proceed with your camera because we want neither your 

payment nor your camera to gather dust. 

A: 

We gladly accept transfers via internet banking facilities as long as you 

cover ALL fees and charges. Please understand that we expect to see the 

full amount, as invoiced, in our account before we proceed with your ord 

Our IBAN and BIC codes appear on our prepayment request. 

A: 

For shipments from within the European Union to our company address 

below: 

Company: BAADER PLANETARIUM GmbH Contact: Mrs. Angelika Hauser 

Street: Zur Sternwarte 

Zip Code: D - 82291 City: Mammendorf 

Country: Germany 

VERY IMPORTANT: the ONLY means of shipment from countries outside t 

European Union is by UPS and your camera will be collected by UPS as 

directed by us! Items listed on your prepayment request include: *filter 

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change, depending on filter type; *the filter itself; *UPS shipment from 

your address to our company; *return shipment after filter replacement. 

To avoid problems with insurance and customs, NO OTHER FORM OF 

SHIPMENT CAN BE ACCEPTED. 

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