Nakedgun

~ Fluorite doublets - I love 'em. I've owned seven telescopes, currently sitting at five, and if I'm allowed to include my Kowa fluorite spotters, as well, that makes 10 (Highlanders count as two, don't they?). No family portrait available at this time.

~ Arrived from FLO yesterday (Wednesday), I did not know this Tak accessory existed until I saw an image of it on their website. Tak has such a plethora of bits, a photographic catalog really is beneficial to try sorting them. I prefer setscrew 2" to 5/4" adapters over compression-ring-type models. .

~ We are a very small minority. .

~ Mmm, steamed broccoli for breakfast. Yummy! .

~ Here's another vintage find: Like the 7x35s, these are from the plastic neckstrap era (70s?). Leather case in pretty fair shape: I'll keep these in the garage alongside the 7x35s for daytime targets of opportunity. .

~ Do you need more in-travel? Just wondering. I cannot answer your question, directly, perhaps you could post the screw-hole separation measurement, if you know it. .

~ Great find, and cheaper than Berlebach's product: .

~ This posting provides a service to existing and/or potential users of this mount. Photos taken during these procedures would have proven invaluable, in my view. .

~ Never looked through one, and wonder how it compares with the TV 11T6. .

~ I failed to explain I found a Meade 2" 2x tele-extender I had never used, lying in a drawer collecting dust, so that is what can be seen in the right corner of my image. Gotta come up with something else. .

~ Very recently, Explore Scientific had an eyepiece sale on several of their lines. Of particular interest to me was the pricing on some of their 82° series. Having already acquired all the 5/4" models in this line, the pricing on the 2" units pushed me to finish the set, otherwise I would not have. Now, they're all collected in one place, but, I have a problem, as you can plainly see - an empty gap in the case. What to do? .

~ My first Berlebach Report came with that style tray, and I was always stressed about attaching/detaching it due to the force required. Sold it before I could break thing, fortunately. .

~ Not a new scope, but the new accessory - Extender 1.7xR - transforms the 60mm f/8.8 to f/15. Adding the Extender Q 1.6x to the optical train makes it f/24 .

~ FOA-60 accessory: .

~ DHL whisked this to the west coast in just a week's time. I tested it today, using AA's Herschel wedge. It does transmit at 540nm (green) light, however, I found it did not enhance contrast to any noticeable degree, using a variety of ep and mags. I will try again another time, but it seems unlikely the view will change, we'll see. .

~ A-P 10" Mak for planets. For deep sky, I'd have to move. .

~ Vintage pair found online in very good condition, for little money: Mfd. by Itabashi Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo, Inc. Tokyo The year made I'm unsure about. No strap, but case in good shape, too. .

~ Great timing - the Solar display is simply delicious, currently. .

~ The K-50 was mfd. from 2013 to 2016, and was available in a variety of color choices. One could choose the body color and rubber grip portions separately, and if memory serves, the total number of combinations was something like 130 different possibilities. Here, my wife's first K-50 in "Imperial Storm Trooper" livery: .

~ Mfd. by Pentax from 1991 till 2004, the FA 50mm f/1.7 is a highly rated lens from that era, and was delivered to me from KEH, a popular used camera gear seller in the U.S. I will add this to my Pentax F 17-28 & FA 135 for a three-lens kit with my wife's former backup K-50 camera, which I took over after she got something else. .

~ Please, don't ask me to choose, too painful to contemplate. .

~ Better to laugh about our lot, otherwise the tears won't stop. .

~ Wrong thread? .

~ Nice report, and welcome to the "DC" chapter of the TAK club. Your enthusiasm mirrors the experience of many first-time owners, myself included. The TAK finder quality notwithstanding, your photo of straight-through finder usage is why I had to change out mine to a generic RACI, just can't contort like that, anymore. .

~ That GP-2 a recent acquisition - new old stock? And, I'd like to have a mini-pier like that for mine. Still available in the UK? .