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Old 30-01-2011, 08:27 PM
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Hi, thanks for the info. Your are quite correct the price from Bintel is not much more than the US if I take shipping into account. However, I also want to purchase the 6.3 focal reducer and this is just sooooo much cheaper in the US. The celestron is about a 1/3 of the price. I have ordered a couple of things from BH Photo Video before with no issues, so am comfortable in this.
On the point of using a focal reducer, if I look at the 19mm PAN with a focal reducer will the TFOV not be a bit more than I would have got with the 24mm on its own? And if I use the 24mm with the FR would I not loose a bit too much magnification? Just how useful is a focal reducer? My thinking is that with my other 1.25" eyepieces (5, 15, 17, 20, 25mm) I can increase their TFOV and exit pupil as well. Just want to make the correct decision here, so apologies for starting this thread again I guess. I am just a bit torn here as all the feedback was so positive on the 24mm PAN!
Any advice is as usual most appreciated.
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