Re: ATM Aero Xenon Lens

["Kenneth Hunter" <kb7h@onemain.com>]

You can find ALL kinds of advice on the ATM list...
But GOOD advice costs EXTRA!

Ken Hunter

-----Original Message-----
From: "Rory Blake" <rory123@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:06:08 -0500
To: "Frank Ward" <thewards@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: ATM Aero Xenon Lens


> 
> Frank:
> Thanks for the tip. However, the yellow filters that Surplus Shed has
> are not big enough to fit this lens.
> It's HUGE....over 7 inches across at the front lens element a foot
> tall and way over 9" at the lens shade.  Its no wonder that I'm
> excited about using it for astrophotography work.
> 
> BTW: I bought the shutter that Kurt Sidor mentioned in his post.  Now
> I have a shutter, lens and CCD.
> But I need some good advice...I don't want to screw this up.
> 
> Rory Blake
> Charlotte, NC
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Ward" <thewards@mindspring.com>
> To: "Rory Blake" <rory123@bellsouth.net>
> Cc: <ATM@Shore.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:51 PM
> Subject: Re: ATM Aero Xenon Lens
> 
> 
> 
> Rory, "I've enjoyed "the science" of the ATM for quite some time. But,
> just
> never got around to doing any work on my own"
> 
> For a guy that hasn't done much......you are about to make up
> for it! Got any other "goodies" laying around?
> 
> P.S. Put the lens at one end and the CCD at the other and build
> a mount for both. You'll have a blast., Surplus Shed has a yellow
> filter to fit that beast to improve night work!
> 
> >
> > I've enjoyed "the science" of the ATM for quite some time. But, just
> > never got around to doing any work on my own.    However, I just got
> > ahold of a mint condition 1930's Schneider Aero-Xenon 1:2.5 f=35cm
> > lens.  The thing is huge, over 60 lbs.
> > I remember seeing a posting (somewhere) of using an Aero-Ektar lens
> in
> > Astrophotography.  I also happen to have a 3.3 meg CCD camera laying
> > around.  Any advice from the group on combining the two? Any leads?
> > Thanks.
> > Rory Blake
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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> 

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