Don’t Buy a ZWO 2600 DUO Until You Know This | Guiding, OAGs, & the Fan Fix | 1 Year Review

After a year with the ASI2600MC DUO and ASI2600MM DUO, here’s the spoiler and LINKS up front: ✅ MC DUO is my travel best friend ✅ MM DUO is incredible for LRGB at long focal length ⚠️ SHO at long focal length can turn into a guide-star hunt (and may push you back to an OAG) Links Fans / rubber mounts (DIY mod—see disclaimer): https://amzn.to/4p6dZmj Also… I lost a week thinking I had tilt. Turns out it was fan vibration moving the sensor at long focal length. In this video I show what happened, what I changed, and where DUO vs OAG actually makes sense. Support Deep SkyLab: https://buymeacoffee.com/deepskylab Chapters 00:00 The conclusion / Intro 02:22 What are we doing here 02:40 My experience with the DUO's 02:56 Editorial Disclaimer / HI ZWO 03:22 What makes the DUO special 04:24 Scopes I have tested : COLOR 06:22 Scopes I have tested : MONO 11:00 The fan issue 14:04 Color DUO Wins 14:46 Mono DUO Concerns 15:27 Mono DUO Wins 17:49 Telescope requirements 19:03 DUO vs OAG 21:10 OAG Win Scenarios 22:18 Your Feedback 24:30 2600 DUO is a bargain 27:24 Verdict after 1 year Disclaimer: Any camera fan swap/mod may affect warranty—do it at your own risk.