Re: [APML] Meade Schmidts

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

> With all this talk of Schmidting, something buried deep in the back of my
> mind popped up. Does anyone remember the old Meade 4" f2.5 Schmidt camera
> from the 80's? I remember the Meade posters at the local scope dealer
> showing a big picture of M31, on hypered tech pan for about 90 minutes.
Did
> Meade actually produce any, or did they suffer the same fate as the first
> 16" SCT they "produced"? I haven't ever seen one, touched one or seen any
> images on the web taken with one and was wondering if anyone is familiar
> with them. I got the 5.5", 8" - just need a 4" to complete the set.:-)
>
> John Mirtle
> Calgary Ab. Canada

I know they really did exist, but I have never seen one.

Anybody out there willing to admit they have one?  How does it stack up?
You like it, it have any strong points, trouble spots, whatever??

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters


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