[LewisM]

Superstitions be gone, but I FINALLY, after a LOT of procrastination over MANY months (or years - either or) bought a Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII.

Question - is it worthwhile getting the FR to make this an f/3.6 instrument? Or should I just learn the ropes first with this fine f/5 instrument (and all the focus fiddliness etc) nd take it from there? I usually jump in at the deep end, but I think I have learnt a few lessons (the hard way) over the last few years.

I am having my machinist turn up adapters to step down from Tak M92 x1.0 or M96x1.0 to Vixen standard M60x0.75 so that I can simply utilise my myriad of Vixen adapters I accumulated over my many years of Vixen use. Even these custom adapters turn out cheaper than Tak originals, and they will be all threaded connections to minimise any sag/flex.

Shall be a fun learning experience! It was steepish learning f/5 with the DED 108SS, so the Tak shall be at least a little simplified... will need to go Sharpsky Pro again eventually me thinks.