Hi All,
I posted this in equipment but thought maybe someone might notice it here.
I recently came across an ad for a Takahashi MT-160 and made an offer...and a few days later a big well-padded box smelling of cigarette smoke arrived from overseas. The scope is an earlier pepto green/battleship grey model. I jury-rigged it into my dob mount last night...fabulous views! It's a heavy scope, not sure how I will mount it, though I thought I might create an ultra-light tube for it.
I have a few questions for those in the know, however:
1. The 4.8 reducer is not usable visually, is that correct?
2. I have a 1.25" ep holder, but not a 2"...is it possible to get a 2"
ep adapter, and is it the same 2" adapter that the Tak refractors with 2.7" focusers use?
3. Is the Feathertouch fine focuser usable on the 2.7" focuser?
4. Lastly, does anyone have any imaging experience with this scope with DSLRS?
thanks so much!
doug
I posted this in equipment but thought maybe someone might notice it here.
I recently came across an ad for a Takahashi MT-160 and made an offer...and a few days later a big well-padded box smelling of cigarette smoke arrived from overseas. The scope is an earlier pepto green/battleship grey model. I jury-rigged it into my dob mount last night...fabulous views! It's a heavy scope, not sure how I will mount it, though I thought I might create an ultra-light tube for it.
I have a few questions for those in the know, however:
1. The 4.8 reducer is not usable visually, is that correct?
2. I have a 1.25" ep holder, but not a 2"...is it possible to get a 2"
ep adapter, and is it the same 2" adapter that the Tak refractors with 2.7" focusers use?
3. Is the Feathertouch fine focuser usable on the 2.7" focuser?
4. Lastly, does anyone have any imaging experience with this scope with DSLRS?
thanks so much!
doug
