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Old 06-06-2013, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by E_ri_k View Post
Thanks Allan. Yeah that all makes sense. I was using the formula of the AP website to calculate the distances. The reducers FL-distance to sensor/reducers FL, so (305-D)/305. My understanding was that 101mm is the optimum measurement, to give a .67x reduction, but the greater the distance, the greater the reduction? Or did I understand that wrong


I am am planning on using the reducer in front of my ONAG. So I need to get some adapters and threads and things, because everything is a different thread of coarse but I'll be able to make it 101mm pretty easily I think.....

So by your picture, I'm guessing the camera goes on the end of your extensions?

Erik
Eric
Read David Cortners website about the ccdt67 and spacing as he has got it down to f5 with different spacing and still gets round stars
http://www.davidcortner.com/slowblog/20110815c.php
You are correct in that the camera goes on the end of the T spacers. If I use the Qhy then the setup as shown is used as is but if I use the QSI then I remove the 30mm spacer and I'm set to go.
Allan
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