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Astronomy => Telescopes Etcetera.... => Topic started by: Rocket Pooch on Dec 22, 2009, 11:22:26

Title: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Dec 22, 2009, 11:22:26
Ah ha, I just bought a new toy which will give me a 105mm telescope at F2.8 with a completely flat field for my QSI, when it gets here in two weeks I'm going to do some wide field Ha imaging.  :-)

Any guesses?

5 elements in 4 groups :-)



Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: Fay on Dec 22, 2009, 12:07:47
widefield eyepiece?
Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: MarkS on Dec 22, 2009, 12:42:57

I bet it's a prime focus camera lens and if it is free of aberrations wide open at F2.8 then it must have cost a small fortune.

Mark
Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Dec 22, 2009, 12:59:12
Ok, its made in Germany and Japan!
Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: MarkS on Dec 22, 2009, 14:31:17

Tak+FR?
Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Dec 22, 2009, 19:22:48
Nope, ok I can't keep things quiet, I'm buying a Zork medium format to t-2 adaptor and a couple of pentax 6x7 lenses for 105 & 300mm imaging, F2.8 and F4.  Should have an advantage over SLR lenses because the 6x7 is optimal in the 2/3rd image circle.

All in 2xlenses and adaptor £450, going to get the cheaper lens 1st, I thought long and hard about this, if it works well I'll get an APO lens still cheaper than a tak.  Will keep you posted.

Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: Fay on Dec 22, 2009, 19:55:35
Chris, you are so funny....can't keep a secret!!!!!!
Title: Re: Keeping it quiet until the results come through
Post by: RobertM on Dec 31, 2009, 18:55:42
Been looking at those 6x7's for a while so I'd be very interested to see how you get on with the 105mm especially if you can use it wide open.  Some of the shorter f/l lenses are quite inexpensive but as I've recently found out with a supposedly sharp 50mm f1.2 Pentax lens, it's not so impressive if you have to stop it down to f5.6 to get edge sharpness.

btw.  I thought the Zork adaptors were quite expensive, did you manage to find a cheap source?