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Old 09-07-2024, 05:46 PM
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Sounds like you need a very lightweight combination.

I had a very cheap and extremely lightweight (300g) Hanimex 300mm f5.6 mirror purchased in the very early 1980's.

https://lens-db.com/hanimex-300mm-f56-mirror/

It used a T ring adaptor. The correction was surprisingly good across the field on the example I owned which I discovered on those rare occasions I could fluke the focus right. In the film era, focusing was a challenge. I didn't have a knife edge focuser. Focus is not a problem with modern DSLR's and live view or an astrocam.

I can't vouch for how they would perform with a digital sensor. Keep in mind that film grain was 5-10 times bigger than pixels found in modern digital sensors.

They are no longer in production. If you could find a second hand version it might do the job.

There is one on eBay here:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/20479712...Bk9SR-7JtOaSZA

Joe
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