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Mike,
The focuser felt OK and could be locked in place and felt quite secure when locked. I put the 5D Mark II on the focuser to get a feel for it and it didn't seem to be a problem with the weight at all. Locking the focuser into position with the camera I felt no slop. Although I still may get a Moonlight or Feathertouch but I will have a better idea when I get a chance to image.
The extensions are solid metal and no problem at all.
The mount came from Bintel and the guys there were fantastic in running me through the setup. I still don't understand the limit setting yet but I had no problems with the limits last night. A bit confused about limits actually.
I purchased the OTA from Andrews and once again the service was excellent.
The prices are on their websites.
My next issue is a specialised CCD camera but looking at the market at the moment I think there will be movement in the price of these in the next couple of months and also there are a few new imagers coming on the market. Probably a KAF8300 based camera may suit this scope but am happy for advice on this as I have no experience of CCD cameras at all. Maybe one of the 2mp cameras would work well. Definitely will be mono.
I will stick with the 350modded and the 5D for the present.
Frank
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