Wanted - pre-loved SCT Focal Reducer

[Iddon]

Meade or Celestron 3.3 or 6.3 for my Lx200.
Anyone got one wasting away they wanna turn into some readies ?

[FOOTPRINT]

Hi Grant,
Suggest you look at http://webcaddy.com.au/astro/adapter.htm
Item "F2-VFR-T" might fit your needs at a good price, Im using one which works well in both the SCT and the ED80, bit of Coma at F5 which I can live with.

cheers...Jim

[Iddon]

thanks - I assume this fits between the camera adaptor and the input sleeve of the main tube ?

[Striker (Tony)]

Iddon,

I have a brand new Meade series 4000 F3.3 focal reducer.

You can have it for $200 that includes postage.

[Iddon]

thanks Tony - tempting....
But have reviewed my spec to just 6.3 as I think this best suits the 300D. Thanks for the kind offer

[Striker (Tony)]

Yes definetly...the 3.3 is no good for DSLR's..that's for sure.

More designed for dedicated CCD work.

[5ash (Philip)]

Hi grant
I use an 18cm focal length acromatic lens in my lx90 and it works fine . seems to achieve about .6 reduction . i can send you some pics of the moon showing with and without if your interested
philip

[Iddon]

5ash - would be most interested in that Yes please.

[acropolite (Phil)]

5ash wrote

I use an 18cm focal length acromatic lens in my lx90 and it works fine

Philip, Can you give more details on the lens used and how it was mounted etc???

[5ash (Philip)]

Hi grant and phil,
I used an achromatic lens from an old spectroscope telescope, its about 2.5 cm in daimeter witha focal length of about 18cm. I force fitted it into a rubber eye cup from a binocular microscope and trimmed the rubber to make it cylindrical. it is a push in fit into the visual back of the lx90 before you attach the screw on adapter that takes the star diagonal. I got the idea from an amateur from a yahoo group who stated in one of his astrophotos that he used a homemade focal reducer. on contacting him he said he used the achromatic objectives from binoculars. So i experimented with a variety of lenses and found the one above to work. Im sure it could be refined but my "Heath Robinson " focal reducer works for me.Have attached some photos. one of the moon without and one with the focal reducer. Also a photo of m42 with lpi and focal reducer.
philip