Re: [APML] Nextar 11

["Tom & Lou Krajci" <krajcit@3lefties.com>]

From: "Dave Cole" <dave@oregonimage.com>

> I have saved the pennys to get a Nexstar 11 GPS scope...  Having looked
over
> the review in this months S&T I feel I am making a pretty reasonable
choice
> for both visual and photo work.  I am going to think about this for the
next
> week before actually ordering it.  If anyone has input along the lines of
> why or why not as to the purchase of this scope, or perhaps suggestions as
> to another scope to purchase, I would be most interested in hearing from
> you.
>
> Once purchased, I will be heading down to the local welding shop to get a
> tank of Hydrogen...  Looks like the old Hyper Chamber is gonna get hot
again
> soon!!!

What size format film do you plan to use?  35mm?  When I shot 35mm film on
my C-11 at f/10...the field curvature and aberrations at the edges and
especially corners of the field were obvious with medium grain color film.

But it can be a pretty capable system for CCD's since chips are smaller than
35mm film format.  And the OTA is less vulnerable to temperature induced
focus shift.

Tom Krajci


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