... From: "staryeti" < Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 7:18 PM Subject: [80f5] Photo tripods? ... Can't help with a Paragon but I started out (and for...
... Hello Harry, Years ago my wife bought me Swift 20*80 Binoculars and a Bogen/Monfrotto 3130 Tripod. Later, I used it for an Orion ST-80 at public viewings....
What head do you have on it? Thanks, Harry ... From: Leo Taylor To: 80f5@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: [80f5] re: Photo...
... From: "Leo Taylor" Subject: [80f5] re: Photo tripods? ... (snip) I'm pretty sure that the 3130 is the (fluid) head .. not the tripod. Richard Amirault...
From: "Richard Amirault" <ramirault@...> Subject: Re: re: Photo tripods? ... Indeed you are right. I looked at it again and the number is on the head, I...
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:18:19 -0000 From: "staryeti" <hboswell@...> Subject: Photo tripods? I've got an Orion EQ-1 mount for my 80 f/5, but I would...
... Harry, The Paragon tripods are decent for their price, but they aren't a Bogan/Manfrotto... The only complaint most people have with the high end tripods...
I have nothing but good things to say about the bogen. Well, I wish they wouldn't get stolen as much as they do. This latest iteration, if you're not careful...
Hi, How well does the Orion ST80 work as a daytime scope? Does it add any color to the image? I read a review on the internet that it added blue or purple hue...
Keep an eye open on www.astromart.com and Ebay for used bogen ( also known as manfrotto ) tripods and heads. I picked up a good used pair for $125 that will...
I have seen and heard of f5 rfractors like the ST80 giving false cilor on the brighter planes - Venus and Jupiter - and the Moon, but not on normal objects...
... Mike, You can detect traces of false color on bright days, particularly when there is a high contrast transition in the image. For instance if there is a...
Wayne! For my ST80 and Porta mount I use Synta 9 cm rings and a 12 cm dovetail, which has elongated holes so you can set the rings 9cm or less apart. Good...
... I use a Scopestuff dovetail, a bit of aluminum flat stock, and a pair of very nice hose clamps to make a low profile CG-5 compatible dovetail mount. Please...
http://scopestuff.com Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_ Like SCTs and MCTs? Join the SCT User Mailing List. ...
... Hi, I've decided that the ST80 is a good deal as a spotting scope and as a grab and go scope which I currently don't have. The XYL wants it to look at...
I've tried various tripod set ups with marginal results. Although I haven't invested in a Telepod solution. If you purchased the scope with the EQ1 you could...
... I use my Celestron 102f5 this way on an EQ-2. Works fine. Note however that if you buy the Orion outfit that the 80f5 will end up mounted "sideways" as...
... Using an EQ mount for terrestrial use is marginal. As Rick mentioned you can crank up the latitude setting to 90 degrees then the motions are horizontal...
... I use an ordinary camera tripod (Velbon Sherpa 520) to mount my ST- 80, but in order for this to work well, you need to implement the solution that Alan...
Hi, I've decided to go with the ST80 w/ camera tripod. I may get a C11XLT/EQ-G so if I could always mount it on the EQ-G :-) While I'm at it I think I'll get...
I finally completed Bob Berta's famous tune-up for the 80f5 this morning, about four years after starting it. When I originally did the tweaks, I found I...
... Hi Bruce: A couple of observations: Don't use vodka to clean lens elements. Chances are it will have some additives that, while harmless to you, your...
... this ... Rod, you're probably right but I wanted to finish the tune-up just in case. I have some methylated spirits as well (denatured alcohol to US...
HI Bruce: I think you're OK...but I would try to find something better for future use. I do recall that the last time I was in the UK--last spring...I had a...
Say, hey, Yeldahtron... I had built a fairly simple counterweight with a couple 1 pound fishing weights on the ends of 18 inch long pieces of 3/8" all-thread,...
2006 15:20:08 -0000 ... Hi: Assuming your scope has the normal accessory holes on the rear cell (most do), you'll need a pair of tube rings and a bracket. See ...
... One thing I forgot to mention, but should be obvious in the pictures, is that you should strive to mount the scope as close as possible to the camera...
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