[Octane (Humayun)]

Hi all,

I thought I'd say a kind word about Bintel.

I recently purchased a Meade LX90 LNT 8" from Bintel, and the first time I put it in my car to go observing, the SmartFinder hit something in my boot and snapped off.

Yesterday, I went to Bintel to purchase a piggyback camera adapter and at the same time mentioned what happened with the SmartFinder, to Don. He kindly replaced my SmartFinder with a brand new one. Not only that, but he also threw in a Bintel neutral density filter 96 to observe the Moon with as well.

I've had nothing but the best service, advice and help from the staff at Bintel.

Thanks to everyone at Bintel -- I'll be a returning customer.

As for my question; is the following situation normal?:

My camera and 300mm lens (fully retracted) are piggybacked securely on the telescope and I'm viewing M42 in the eyepiece. Is it normal to have to slew the telescope down a little bit in order for M42 to appear in the camera's viewfinder, or am I going to have to bend the piggyback mount down a little bit so that both the scope and camera are aligned, and gazing at the same point?

Regards,
Humayun