philj

Top one is my case for my modern stuff. Crammed with a mishmash of eps from TMBs to Vixens. not as tidy and neat as some others on here but it keeps em together.

Bottom is my 100+ year old ep case and other bits.

The box houses the draw tube and 5 eps with filter caps to give a range of 6x to 120x in my 3" Broadhurst Clarkson refractor. There is an original diagonal and terrestrial 20x ep in the lid then the long tube at the bottom is the straight through terrestrial ep again giving 20x.

Philj

PS Which would I prefer to look through? the modern ones:)

Which would I prefer to look at? the old ones:)

A good review John, it makes me want to get a look through one of these, a comparison with my Meade 5000 127 triplet would be interesting just to see what the different approaches to CA removal provides.

I think the Tal is not alone in the finish quality stakes these days, my Meade has some real quality parts but then is let down by small things like paint finish in certain areas

A shame about the 2” issue though, if the back elements are fitted in the Crayford body there wouldn’t be any room to shorten this to achieve focus without disturbing the optics.

Price wise I reckon it’s still not bad for an apo and in a similar ball park to the slightly larger Meade 5000

As an old scope fan I like the fitted wooden crate, all scopes should be supplied with one; ali cases with foam inserts just don’t compare IMHO.

Philj

Yep, I got one from Barry at Beacon Hill.

Philj

Love it, who says the art of ATMing is dead?

Great work and a fascinating project

Phil