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Old 31-01-2009, 01:06 PM
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Question Meade Series 5000 80mm APO - Flat field??

G'day all,

I've recently discovered this little APO. It seems like an affordable replacement and upgrade to my aging Megrez 80 (original SD version), in terms of:
- improved colour performance
- similar build
- same focal length

But... I cannot find anywhere examples of how this telescope performce with large chip cameras such as DSLR's, for flat field and colour correction.

Please, has anyone got any experience using this telescope with large chip cameras or better yet have any example images?? I feel like I've hunted the entire web!

On the face of it this telescope seems superior to the normal ED80's, but the killer might be how flat the field is and how images actually turn out from it.

I have seen examples using Meade DSI cameras on it, but they have quite a small chip.

Thanks!

Roger.
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