Re: [APML] Returning to AP - scope advice

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

Joel,

The mount is the most important piece of equipment for AP. I would focus more energy on that.

Both the NP101 and FSQ106 are Petzval designs and around f/5. They cost about the same. They both deliver flat focal surfaces.

A wide T-mount is available from Tak that vignettes less on 35mm. The Tak also has a nice camera angle adjuster. The Tak supports medium format. 

Matt

At 03:16 PM 5/31/2002, Joel_Haynes@powderject.com wrote:
>Folks,
>
>After a several year hiatus, I'm excited about returning to AP and am
>seeking advice about the relative virtues of the TV NP101 and the Tak
>FSQ-106.  (I'm on the notification list for an A.-P. 130 but I'll need
>something to get me through the long wait.)  Previously, I had good luck
>with a TV Genesis (non SDF) (see ftp://voltaire.csun.edu/haynes.dir/  for a
>couple of scanned in, unprocessed prints).  I understand that the NP101 is
>a step up form the older Genesis in terms of color correction and other
>aberrations, but I'm not sure what the Tak has to offer over the 101 other
>than the 4'' focuser.
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>
>Joel Haynes
>Lurking on the list from mosquito-infested Mazomanie, WI

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