johninderby

Glad you got the chance to try put your camera and excellent results as well. 🙂

Gary was always a nice guy to deal with. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

The flockboard is great stuff although a bit pricy.. Used to sell it years ago but the cost of shipping became prohibitive in small amounts..

Surprisingly floaters weren’t much of a problem. 🙂

One of my favourite Canadian actors. Of course Shatner was also Canadian.

The Evolux has the two spots for finder shoes on the clamshell and one on the focuser. and the optional handle has a slot for mounting accessories.

At 400x the view of Clavius was stunning. So much detail. 👍🏻

When things are just right you can break the rules. 😁😁😁

Will have to see how things go with this scope over a longer time to see if this was a one off when conditions were just right or repeatable. 🤔 Using a 2.5mm eyepiece with a 2x focal extender was something that I didn't expect to work just a lets see what happens when you push things too far, or should be, moment. Anyway will see how I get on when the nights get properly dark. 🙂

Not the most comfortable I’ll admit but doable for a short closer look. Prefer 200x for the comfort. 🙂

A night of perfect seeing on the moon.

Yes with the SM it didn’t handle mags over 200x very well. Using memory to compare scopes is a bit imprecise but the definite thing is the max mag both scopes are/were comfortable with.

Pretty similar for lack of CA and sharpness which surprised me a bit with the Evolux being a faster scope. Am finding the Evolux will take much higher mag though. 200 x is very comfortable on the moon and will take over 400x without the image deteriorating although a bit dimer. Takes excellent seeing of course to push the mag.

S G L 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

The CN made in China bias perhaps? 🤔 Have read some dodgy things on CN although to be fair some excellent stuff as well.

Definately. Only thing that that let the Equinox down was the focuser.

No SW is not telling what glass type but I’m finding no obvious CA yet unlike the Evostar doublet where there is a little bit.

Further to the above reply now found out that the StellaMira80 apparently has the same optics as the Equinox / Evostar and according to SW the Evolux has “upgraded” optics over the Evostar.

Reminds me of the conundrum I had between the Evolux82 and the StellaMira80 a few weeks ago. John

Brief review of the Evolux62

Notice FLO has a TS-Optics Photoline 60 f/6 ED Doublet on offer. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/offers/offer_ts-optics-photoline-60-f6-ed-doublet-refractor_247875.html

I find the Nirvanas to be excellent in any scope. Had an ES 4.7mm and just replaced it with the 4mm Nirvana. Just find it a more comfortable eyepiece to use with no problem with floaters unlike the ES.

Posh counterweights. 😁 https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p11087_Orion-magnetic-Tube-Balance-Weight-for-your-Telescope---1400-grams.html

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