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Originally Posted by The Mekon
Yes, I saw this problem the other day when my brother-in-law tried to mount his DSLR camera on an F6 ED80. Problem is too light at front so have to slide scope all the way forward and focus knobs clash with plate. Solution is to mount dovetail on another plate and raise the whole unit, or simply turn the scope with the focuser knobs up instead of down! This may preclude the use of the finder mount, but I have always preferred to mount finders on a tie plate between the rings, rather than on the focuser or lower down on the tube.
The problem only seems to happen with smaller scopes - the bigger refractors are very front heavy.
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Very good tip, I will do that.
Thank you!