hobsey Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 In between doing jobs at work I've been trying to find some reviews of the Baader Zoom MK3 being used on a C8 or a 127mak.With no luck I thought I would put it out there on SGL to see if anyone of here can confirm if it is any good on any of these 2 scopes as I'm planning to sell off my collection of BSTs to fund it.I do like the idea of having the one eyepiece which I can just stick in my pocket meaning less to carry around with my my grab and go setup.What do people think then? Is the Baader good on slow scopes?Clear skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I do not see any reason why that zoom should not work well in a C8. The slow speed means that any EP that performs well in faster scopes, performs well in the C8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodnorPaul Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I use it in my C8 and love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobsey Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Cheers guys, just might bite the bullet a get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I think it will do pretty well. When I had one I tended to use it as an 8-20mm zoom because I felt the 24mm setting was too narrow for my taste and had a fuzzy field stop. The field of view is not a full 50 degrees as per the spec at 24mm. On the other hand it's a wee bit wider than the spec at the 8mm setting So you may want to hang onto your 25mm BST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobsey Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 So you may want to hang onto your 25mm BST.Thanks for that.I'm more planetary anyway as I can't find my way around the night sky for those DSOs but I do have a 32mm for the wider stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 My zoom is fine in my C8 ,I use mine in my f5.9 sd66 for grab and go and it performs great as long as you don't expect a perfect edge.Don't think you will part with it once you have it :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeiller Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I use the Baader zoom in both my C6 and C8. Great EP- gives little, if anything away to my BSTs and Xcel-LXs.Use a 32mm TV Plossl as a "finder" plus widefield.That's all you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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