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Old 04-09-2006, 01:16 PM
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You're right..
It was John Wall, in 1968 who developed the Crayford focusser, named after the local Crayford Manor Society. First published notes were in 1972, Practical Mechanics.

So... it's only taken 35 odd years to become mainstream.......
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