ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Mono: The Mono Standard for Serious Deep-Sky
For many advanced astrophotographers, the ASI2600MM Pro is the ultimate choice: the monochrome Sony IMX571 APS-C sensor with 6248 x 4176 pixels of 3.76 micrometers, native 16-bit readout, and 14 stops of dynamic range. Back-illuminated, with a quantum efficiency of 80 to 90% and completely free of amplifier glow.
The two-stage TEC cooling brings the sensor down to 35 degrees Celsius below ambient temperature, and the screw-lock Pro housing prevents internal condensation. Together with the 512 MB DDR3 buffer memory, this is a camera that performs predictably night after night.
Why mono on APS-C
Each filter channel receives the full 26 megapixels and full sensitivity. For LRGB, this means maximum sharpness; for narrowband, it means faint OIII and SII structures become accessible that color sensors miss.
The 3.76-micrometer pixels sample correctly on most apochromats and astrographs between f/4 and f/7.
The complete workflow
Combine with the EFW 7x36mm filter wheel and 36mm LRGB plus narrowband sets for a seven-channel setup without vignetting. Guiding is handled by an off-axis guider; the rigid Pro housing keeps everything in place.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are both supported; the cooling requires a 12-volt power supply.
Featured accessories
- ZWO Power Supply 12V/5A: required for cooling
- ZWO EFW 7x36mm II Filter Wheel: LRGB plus SHO in One Wheel
- ZWO H-Alpha SII OIII filter set 36 mm loose filters: narrowband depth
- ZWO Off-Axis-Guider OAG-L: Sharp Stars with Long Exposures
For whom yes, for whom no
Hello advanced deep-sky photographers who want to run the complete mono workflow on APS-C.
Not For those seeking the simplicity of an integrated guider; the ASI2600MM Duo offers precisely that.
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX571 CMOS, monochrome, back-illuminated (APS-C, 23.5 x 15.7 mm) |
| Resolution | 6248 x 4176 (26 MP) |
| Pixel size | 3.76 micrometers |
| Bit depth | 16-bit native, 14 stops dynamic range |
| Quantum efficiency | 80 to 90% |
| Amplifier glow | no |
| Cooling | tweetraps TEC, up to 35 degrees below ambient |
| Buffer | 512 MB DDR3 |
| Connections | USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) |
| Nutrition | 12 volt for cooling |
The ASI2600MM Pro with the 36mm filter sets from ZWO is the reference setup for mono deep-sky on APS-C.
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