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94mm Brandon up and running
Got my dovetail tapped and drilled, so i can use the Brandon on my CG-5 mount!
The GC-5 holds the Brandon pretty well, i still get some wiggles while focusing at over 200x, this is about as big as a scope i would want to use on the CG-5, nothing i hate more than a mount that has the wiggles! I think a G-8 would do better, but it would weigh more. But this is one very sharp scope,i find the color correction to be very good, it shows just a tiny bit more purple on the moons limb, than my Tak FS-78. I don't notice any color on Saturn even at 400x! The 22mm and 17mm Nags really wake this scope up to great wide field views, can't wait to get to a dark sky. The only thing i dont care for is the focuser, i hope to adapt a Feather Touch focuser. I give the optics a A+! Chas P. |
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Chas, an A+ for optics with a touch or purple on the lunar limb? Where does
that put AP ED optics and Zeiss APQs? From what you've stated earlier here, you've got a handsome pile of cash. Why not invest some of it and spend two months' worth of the investment profit on a decent perch for that neat little scope? "CHASLX200" wrote: Got my dovetail tapped and drilled, so i can use the Brandon on my CG-5 mount! The GC-5 holds the Brandon pretty well, i still get some wiggles while focusing at over 200x, this is about as big as a scope i would want to use on the CG-5, nothing i hate more than a mount that has the wiggles! I think a G-8 would do better, but it would weigh more. But this is one very sharp scope,i find the color correction to be very good, it shows just a tiny bit more purple on the moons limb, than my Tak FS-78. I don't notice any color on Saturn even at 400x! The 22mm and 17mm Nags really wake this scope up to great wide field views, can't wait to get to a dark sky. The only thing i dont care for is the focuser, i hope to adapt a Feather Touch focuser. I give the optics a A+! Chas P. |
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Chas, an A+ for optics with a touch or purple on the lunar limb? Where does
that put AP ED optics and Zeiss APQs? From what you've stated earlier here, you've got a handsome pile of cash. Why not invest some of it and spend two months' worth of the investment profit on a decent perch for that neat little scope? "CHASLX200" wrote: Got my dovetail tapped and drilled, so i can use the Brandon on my CG-5 mount! The GC-5 holds the Brandon pretty well, i still get some wiggles while focusing at over 200x, this is about as big as a scope i would want to use on the CG-5, nothing i hate more than a mount that has the wiggles! I think a G-8 would do better, but it would weigh more. But this is one very sharp scope,i find the color correction to be very good, it shows just a tiny bit more purple on the moons limb, than my Tak FS-78. I don't notice any color on Saturn even at 400x! The 22mm and 17mm Nags really wake this scope up to great wide field views, can't wait to get to a dark sky. The only thing i dont care for is the focuser, i hope to adapt a Feather Touch focuser. I give the optics a A+! Chas P. |
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Chas, an A+ for optics with a touch or purple on the lunar limb? Where does
that put AP ED optics and Zeiss APQs? From what you've stated earlier here, you've got a handsome pile of cash. Why not invest some of it and spend two months' worth of the investment profit on a decent perch for that neat little scope? "CHASLX200" wrote: Got my dovetail tapped and drilled, so i can use the Brandon on my CG-5 mount! The GC-5 holds the Brandon pretty well, i still get some wiggles while focusing at over 200x, this is about as big as a scope i would want to use on the CG-5, nothing i hate more than a mount that has the wiggles! I think a G-8 would do better, but it would weigh more. But this is one very sharp scope,i find the color correction to be very good, it shows just a tiny bit more purple on the moons limb, than my Tak FS-78. I don't notice any color on Saturn even at 400x! The 22mm and 17mm Nags really wake this scope up to great wide field views, can't wait to get to a dark sky. The only thing i dont care for is the focuser, i hope to adapt a Feather Touch focuser. I give the optics a A+! Chas P. |
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Subject: 94mm Brandon up and running
From: "JJK" Date: 2/1/04 9:07 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Chas, an A+ for optics with a touch or purple on the lunar limb? Where does that put AP ED optics and Zeiss APQs? From what you've stated earlier here, you've got a handsome pile of cash. Why not invest some of it and spend two months' worth of the investment profit on a decent perch for that neat little scope? ******************************* This is a older lens, i guess around 1987 to 1991? I think the color correction is very good, for being a F/6.8, and for its age. So you cant compare it to the lens that Roland makes today. A tiny bit of color on the moons limb does not bother me. And you would pay double or more today for a APO in it's size range, that is made today!!! Chas P. |
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Subject: 94mm Brandon up and running
From: "JJK" Date: 2/1/04 9:07 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Chas, an A+ for optics with a touch or purple on the lunar limb? Where does that put AP ED optics and Zeiss APQs? From what you've stated earlier here, you've got a handsome pile of cash. Why not invest some of it and spend two months' worth of the investment profit on a decent perch for that neat little scope? ******************************* This is a older lens, i guess around 1987 to 1991? I think the color correction is very good, for being a F/6.8, and for its age. So you cant compare it to the lens that Roland makes today. A tiny bit of color on the moons limb does not bother me. And you would pay double or more today for a APO in it's size range, that is made today!!! Chas P. |
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Subject: 94mm Brandon up and running
From: "JJK" Date: 2/1/04 9:07 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Chas, an A+ for optics with a touch or purple on the lunar limb? Where does that put AP ED optics and Zeiss APQs? From what you've stated earlier here, you've got a handsome pile of cash. Why not invest some of it and spend two months' worth of the investment profit on a decent perch for that neat little scope? ******************************* This is a older lens, i guess around 1987 to 1991? I think the color correction is very good, for being a F/6.8, and for its age. So you cant compare it to the lens that Roland makes today. A tiny bit of color on the moons limb does not bother me. And you would pay double or more today for a APO in it's size range, that is made today!!! Chas P. |
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94mm Brandon up and running
Hi Chas,
If the Brandon 94mm is very good compared to AP, TMB, Zeiss, then so be it. That doesn't take away from what the scope can do or from the fact that you got a lovely little scope for a decent price. It just puts things into proper perspective. Now, do something about getting a good perch for that scope! Clear Skies, jjk "CHASLX200" wrote: This is a older lens, i guess around 1987 to 1991? I think the color correction is very good, for being a F/6.8, and for its age. So you cant compare it to the lens that Roland makes today. A tiny bit of color on the moons limb does not bother me. And you would pay double or more today for a APO in it's size range, that is made today!!! |
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94mm Brandon up and running
Hi Chas,
If the Brandon 94mm is very good compared to AP, TMB, Zeiss, then so be it. That doesn't take away from what the scope can do or from the fact that you got a lovely little scope for a decent price. It just puts things into proper perspective. Now, do something about getting a good perch for that scope! Clear Skies, jjk "CHASLX200" wrote: This is a older lens, i guess around 1987 to 1991? I think the color correction is very good, for being a F/6.8, and for its age. So you cant compare it to the lens that Roland makes today. A tiny bit of color on the moons limb does not bother me. And you would pay double or more today for a APO in it's size range, that is made today!!! |
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94mm Brandon up and running
Hi Chas,
If the Brandon 94mm is very good compared to AP, TMB, Zeiss, then so be it. That doesn't take away from what the scope can do or from the fact that you got a lovely little scope for a decent price. It just puts things into proper perspective. Now, do something about getting a good perch for that scope! Clear Skies, jjk "CHASLX200" wrote: This is a older lens, i guess around 1987 to 1991? I think the color correction is very good, for being a F/6.8, and for its age. So you cant compare it to the lens that Roland makes today. A tiny bit of color on the moons limb does not bother me. And you would pay double or more today for a APO in it's size range, that is made today!!! |
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