Atik EFW2 Filter Wheel and OAG Review

[FLO]

Steve Richard's review of the Atik EFW2 Filter Wheel and Off Axis Guider is available for download from our Latest News section.

Steve Richards is best known here on SGL as 'Steppenwolf'. He is the author of ‘Making Every Photon Count’ and writer for The Sunday Times, BBC Sky at Night Magazine and BBC Focus Magazine.

[Black Knight]

That's a great review, very interesting.

[x6gas]

Oh no - just ordered my OAG! Hope the review won't make me regret it!

[steppenwolf]

Oh no - just ordered my OAG! Hope the review won't make me regret it!

Assuming that you bought the Atik, it won't, it's a beautiful piece of kit.

[x6gas]

Phew - it is the Atik and so I am really looking forward to receiving it. Thanks Steve and FLO for the excellent review.

Incidentally, I'll be trying it with a Synguider at first. I know that there has been speculation as to whether this will work / how well it will work and in fairness FLO cautioned me about its suitability. Since I already have the Synguider I've decided to give it a go and we'll see. If it's a fail then I guess I'll sell the Synguider, buy a loadstar and learn PHD, or piggy back the ST80.

[MikeWilson]

I wish I could use one of these. Sadly my CCD camera has 20mm of back focus and this means that it's impossible to use with a SX filterwheel if I want to use the TRF-2008 flattener too. (there's only 6mm to play with).

[Rossco72]

I don't know how anyone manages to use an OAG, FIlter Wheel and CCD with a Reducer / Flattener at all.

It seems like an ideal way to guide but just about everything seems based around the 55-56mm from lens to CCD and there just doesn't seem to be a practical way around this....

[Sp@ce_d]

I don't know how anyone manages to use an OAG, FIlter Wheel and CCD with a Reducer / Flattener at all.

It seems like an ideal way to guide but just about everything seems based around the 55-56mm from lens to CCD and there just doesn't seem to be a practical way around this....

Tell me about it !! http://stargazerslounge.com/discussions-cameras/158880-how-fit-lp-filter-sw-reducer-flattener.html