William Optics Zenithstar ZS70 will arrive this week.

[FLO]

Our William Optics ZS70 2012 have left Taiwan so will arrive in 2-3 days. Orders will be processed and dispatched asap so if you have one on order you will most likely receive it this Friday or next Monday.

Thank-you for your patience (we forgot WO close for the Chinese New Year).

Steve

[swag72]

Steve, I have emailed you at FLO, but perhaps you can answer my question here. If not using the reducer with this scope, I guess there's a good chance there's not enough back focus and an extension piece will be needed? If so, what would you recommend in order to maintain the SCT threads?

[FLO]

If I remember correctly Sara you already own a Baader SCT to 2-inch adapter. It screws directly into the telescope's SCT thread and accepts 2-inch accessories such as star diagonals, eyepieces, camera adapters, focal reducers, etc. Does that help?

[swag72]

You remember well!! But that adaptor is I think the weak link in the imaging train, I want to avoid it totally and want to use SCT screw threads.

[FLO]

There is nothing weak about the Baader adapter Sara.

I am not aware of a SCT extension tube. Perhaps someone here on SGL will know?

[FLO]

Just had a thought

You have a TruTek filter wheel. If I remember correctly TruTek offer an SCT locking ring for your wheel that will enable it to fit directly to your Equinox 66 or the ZS70. I can't personally recommend it because it relies on a short thread depth (otherwise the male SCT thread would touch the filter carousel) but if that is what you want to do then phone Lee at Greenwhich (I think you bought the filter wheel from them) for advice.

Regarding an SCT extension tube, Bern at Modern Astronomy might have one.

Hope that helps

Steve

[swag72]

Cheers Steve. Not sure I agree about the adaptor. I had to get a rubber washer to stop it screwing off the end of the focuser SCT thread as there is no locking mechanism. It was definately the bit that was wobbling when I had it all attached.

I need the extension tube to achieve focus. Unfortunately I can not get focus with the setup as it is (camera - Filter wheel - scope). I can get hold of the locking ring, that's not the issue at the moment - Achieving focus is! I've contacted Bern and am awaiting a reply.

As it stands at the minute, if I went for the ZS70, with the SCT focuser thread I'd be in the same position.

Although perhaps you have some tips for getting that adaptor nice and tight? It eluded me and definately turned me off.

[Magnum]

My SCT-2 adapter has 2 nylon locking thumbscrews witch actually bite against the thread with out marking it, and lock it firmly. I got it from scope and skies or pulsar optical.

Lee

[johninderby]

Any update on arrival date?

John

[mfrissen]

I received mine today (not from FLO, directly from WO - I didn't know about FLO until I found this forum).

I must say, telescope looks and feels excellent. But it came with a lot of clouds, so testing will have to wait, unfortunately...

[beetlejuice]

I received mine today (not from FLO, directly from WO - I didn't know about FLO until I found this forum).

I must say, telescope looks and feels excellent. But it came with a lot of clouds, so testing will have to wait, unfortunately...

Would be interested in your impressions. I have an original version which is a great little grab'n'go scope.

[Rapallokid]

Hi,

Do you expect to recieve the 40mm SWAN with the same order?

Many thanks.

RK

[Stephen]

Any one seen a proper review of this scope yet? Can't Google one up for love nor money ....

[mfrissen]

Nope, same here. No review via google. I will do one once I have the opportunity. Waiting for my diagonal, which WO forgot to ship with the scope.

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