2 inch barlow, information wanted

[AmeChaJis]

Don't know can help me in identifying this massive 2x Barlow, got given it and was wondering on information on it

[callisto]

5 minutes ago, AmeChaJis said:

Don't know can help me in identifying this massive 2x Barlow, got given it and was wondering on information on it

Vixen 2" barlow

[AmeChaJis]

30 minutes ago, callisto said:

Vixen 2" barlow

When I research vixen Barlow I cannot find this version anywhere

[Shimrod]

13 minutes ago, AmeChaJis said:

When I research vixen Barlow I cannot find this version anywhere

It's discontinued - there is an archive image of the Vixen barlow here: Vixen Barlow and there is one for sale on Ebay at £25

[AmeChaJis]

11 minutes ago, Shimrod said:

It's discontinued - there is an archive image of the Vixen barlow here: Vixen Barlow and there is one for sale on Ebay at £25

That's the 1.25 version

56 minutes ago, callisto said:

Vixen 2" barlow

When I research vixen Barlow I cannot find this version anywhere

[callisto]

1 minute ago, AmeChaJis said:

When I research vixen Barlow I cannot find this version anywhere

Yeah, I've tried also and I can't find anything too? 

[John]

It's an old model - probably 30 years old, maybe more ?

Not in production for a long time.

It bears an older version of the Vixen branding.

Good quality I expect, Japanese made.

 

Edited August 16, 2021 by John

[Shimrod]

10 hours ago, AmeChaJis said:

That's the 1.25 version

When I research vixen Barlow I cannot find this version anywhere

Whoops! suffering from 2" and 2x blindness!

[Louis D]

Looks really similar to my 1998 vintage 2" Orion Deluxe 2x Barlow.

It wouldn't surprise me if Vixen was sourcing these for Orion during that period.  It's an excellent Barlow, just huge.  There should be a single light baffle about midway down the tube interior.

Check the optics end.  Does it look like this?:

Edited August 17, 2021 by Louis D

[AmeChaJis]

5 hours ago, Louis D said:

Looks really similar to my 1998 vintage 2" Orion Deluxe 2x Barlow.

It wouldn't surprise me if Vixen was sourcing these for Orion during that period.  It's an excellent Barlow, just huge.  There should be a single light baffle about midway down the tube interior.

Check the optics end.  Does it look like this?:

It does have the said baffle and the optics do look very similar, I can have a proper look when I get home

[AmeChaJis]

11 hours ago, Shimrod said:

Whoops! suffering from 2" and 2x blindness!

I do that quite often