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Right Angle Wrong Image finder ?

Started by ad6ic, 02/01/2007 06:53AM
Posted 02/01/2007 06:53AM | Edited 02/01/2007 06:54AM Opening Post
I wonder if I should post this under "like to complain about everything".
My RACI finder shows things flipped compared to my Refractor with diagonal. As I spend much more time looking through the refractor than the finder, I'm used to have things flipped. The finder is therefore of RAWI type, period :C
Any suggestions on a source for plain mirror diagonal 8x50 finders ?

Michael, ranteing
Posted 02/01/2007 10:33AM #1
>>>Any suggestions on a source for plain mirror diagonal 8x50 finders ?

Michael, ranteing
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Gary Russell sells a variety of right angle finders that use mirror diagonals. He does the machining himself and they are designed to fit standard 50mm finder brackets though they range from 60-80mm. I believe he uses binocular objectives. The price is certainly right.

http://www.citlink.net/~optics/products.html

Personally I use a RACI finder on my ED-80 and straight-through finders on my other scopes. Moving from the finder to the eyepiece never confuses me left to right but every so often I find myself looking through the finder while trying to focus the scope.. 8O

Jon