I am selling my optically excellent Askar FMA 135mm f 4.5 Triplet APO Astrograph lens with flattener. This lens produces wonderful wide field images. I have used it attached to my Nikon D5300 DSLR. The kit comes with a Skyview Pro Dovetail adaptor ( to 1/4" DSLR base screw mount). This adaptor allows the Camera and ASKAR lens combo to be attached to any astro mount supporting standard dovetail clamping.
I am including a link here to an Astrobin Gallery image (taken through this setup), so you can see in high resolution the quality images that this lens can produce.
https://app.astrobin.com/u/glend?i=3oyfq5#gallery
This Askar Triplet APO lens kit sells for $599 AUD for Testar in Australia, which is where I purchased it. I am offering the lens kit, with the DSLR dovetail mount bar, for $380 AUD. I will cover shipping to any address in Australia, in the original packaging.
If your interested, please PM me here at IIS. Thanks for looking.
Notes related to attached Astrobin link: This image is a test of my new Askar FMA135 f4.5 lens with the Nikon D5300, riding on my Celestron CGX mount. Image consists of 24 unguided Lights @30sec, 20 Darks @30 sec, and 20 Bias @1sec. Processed in DSS and Photoshop Elements 12. Backyard observatory. Posted in large size to allow ful resolution examination.
