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Originally Posted by gbeal
Wait until you try the reducer. If there was one thing that drove me nuts with the Epsilon it was the requirement for such precision with the "metal distance". If you don't buy the actual item (read Tak, and expensive) you were cooked.
Gary
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Hey Gary
I’ve already got the Tak x0.8 Reducer/Flattener and had to order the correct SBIG adapter from OPT in the States – a whopping US $120 for a nicely machined, anodized and knurled piece of metal!
Having said all of that, the kit does fit together nicely and the Tak parts are well engineered. But, when I tried to double up by using the SBIG T-2 Adapter with the Canon 40D, I was short of in-focus, by approx 2 to 3mm.
Fortunately, I had a Baader Hyperion T-2 (Female) to M54 (Male) Adapter and a Scopestuff T-2 (Male) to T-2 (Male) Adapter which I was able to cobble together in a slimmer configuration, providing me with an extra 4 to 5 mm of in-travel so the 40D now comes to focus.
A nice hobby for those cloudy nights – scouring the web and collecting adapters!
Cheers
Dennis