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Old 06-07-2015, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by OzEclipse View Post
I use an APS DSLR with a 1.25 inch flip mirror and a parfocalized 1 1/4 inch 16mm 65 deg eyepiece so I can flip between photographic and visual during totality. This gives me a 1.9x3.0 degree photographic field and a 2.4 degree visual field in a reasonably compact package. Any of the small refractors - Stellarview, Willam Optics among many others are fine as of course are any of the premium brands.
Hi Joe - thanks for telling us about your eclipse setup. I also use a Pentax K-5 (aps-c)
The flip-mirror idea sounds really good and something I'll certainly investigate although I'm a little unsure how to go about getting a camera and eyepiece parfocal via this arrangement.
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