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Originally Posted by 04Stefan07
Which one from Bintel did you get, size?
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It wasn't on their website, I emailed them asking if they had a Farpoint one to match my others, but they replied they had a Kendrick one specifically for the 127mm (which also wasn't on their site).
The Farpoint one fitted nicely on the rim around my 6" Mak, and it has a thinner piece of rubber. So that I could slide it on and off easily.
The Kendrick one I got was slightly longer than the Farpoint one, and had thicker rubber. As I didn't want to cut the rubber off, I found it mounted best by closing it just behind the rim holding the objective lens. Which means I can't slide it on and off, but have to undo down one end.
I was in Italy last year, and members at a club over there were making dew shields out of cardboard lines inside with felt. They were adamant that the felt was doing all the real work. And both the Kendrick and Farpoint shields are lined inside with felt.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. Now that I think about it, maybe I should be putting the Farpoint one behind the rim as well. It'll fit.