The Best Way is to buy a good film/slide scanner. That will run you in the $200-300 range for a good one. I bought a Konica/Minolta five years ago before they...
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georgea@...
lord_tillerman
Feb 6, 2012 4:40 am
Jacques A couple of questions. 1) Do you have a SCSI card for your computer or can you get one? 2) Where in Quebec are you located? 3) Are you running Mac or...
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jacques
savardjacque...
Feb 6, 2012 1:46 pm
1- I can put a SCSI card on my computer no problemo but whay do you asking me this 2-I live in quebec city loretteville 3-I am pc but a still have a old...
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georgea@...
lord_tillerman
Feb 7, 2012 4:46 am
Because I have Polaroid Sprintscan Plus that I could send you. It scans at 2400DPI and is good for many images. George...
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Gary
gfphoto2003
Feb 7, 2012 8:52 pm
That's a really nice offer. I had an original Sprintscan when they came out and it was a fine machine. Gary...
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Madhukar Bhatia
madhukar_bhatia
Feb 8, 2012 6:37 am
Hi Jerry, I am working to remove the astig in my mirror. I took a couple of Ronchi pictures last night after a session. I have question about picture taken ...
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Jerry
atc322asd
Feb 8, 2012 9:41 am
I don’t think CeO is 5 times faster, but you may find some advantage with it. It is not nearly as messy as rouge. There seems to be some asymmetry in the...
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madhukar
madhukar_bhatia
Feb 8, 2012 3:29 pm
Hi Jerry, Thanks for detailed instructions. I will go through it once more to ensure that I have not missed anything. The pitch lap is still pretty good. I...
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Jerry
atc322asd
Feb 8, 2012 5:09 pm
Hello Madhukar. If you have not already done that last suggested session... It seems from your description of small drag that maybe improved pressing procedure...
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ozprof
Feb 8, 2012 5:47 pm
Hi all, Does anyone know of any plans for constructing a 2" flip mirror? Cheers, Maurice...
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art.bianconi
Feb 8, 2012 7:43 pm
I've several flip mirrors Maurice. Some are built into their respective scopes. Others I purchased when I thought I'd be doing imaging. After examining all of...
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art.bianconi
Feb 9, 2012 5:09 am
The ancillary devices needed to support commands from the Bartlett controller are finally installed and wired. When I applied power it came on properly. It...
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ozprof
Feb 9, 2012 8:26 pm
Hi Art, Thanks for the response. I have been looking for a 2" flip mirror for a while to use on the college telescope when doing spectroscopy, but have been...
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art.bianconi
Feb 9, 2012 10:30 pm
Hi Maurice! There was a time when I'd use most any excuse as justification for sitting down at my workstation and enginering some new idea. I can't do that any...
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art.bianconi
Feb 9, 2012 11:20 pm
Maurice, it just occurred to me. . . . . . are you at a college? If there is an engineering department then it's virtually assured that they have basic and...
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art.bianconi
Feb 10, 2012 12:34 am
Today I received an invitation to take part in a Webinar devoted to studying stress in optical instruments and their related fixtures. The extensive...
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Madhukar Bhatia
madhukar_bhatia
Feb 10, 2012 1:12 pm
Hi Jerry, I have already done one set and I am planning to do one more during the weekend. I have only taken Ronchi pictures. I plan to click Foucault results ...
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David
dmgroski
Feb 10, 2012 4:28 pm
Maurice, Here is a link to plans for 1.25", and you can use this as great starting point to make a 2" version. http://www.cityastronomy.com/flip-mirror.htm ...
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Jerry
atc322asd
Feb 10, 2012 5:10 pm
I can't say that the very thin slurry is good or bad. I have never done it exactly that way, so I don't know. I think the very thin mixture is more suited to...
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savardjacques@...
savardjacque...
Feb 10, 2012 5:45 pm
I lost one of my group speaking about mirror plating untehr vacuum ans also pirany gage some body remember here maybe jack 47'n 71'W...
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Jerry
atc322asd
Feb 10, 2012 9:07 pm
Some of your Ronchi images show a significant distortion at the bottom as though all the mirror's weight is resting on one point at the very bottom. You will...
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Jerry
atc322asd
Feb 10, 2012 9:08 pm
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art.bianconi
Feb 10, 2012 10:29 pm
Hi Maurice! Here is a Flip Mirror Diagonal by Vixen for 2" Focusers Vixen Product Number: 2680 List Price: $140.00 Our Price: $109.95 Ocenside Photo &...
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ozprof
Feb 10, 2012 11:54 pm
Thanks to all the replies. Art, I will have a look at the Vixen. The local astro shop in Dallas had told me that they were no longer making the 2" just like...
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art.bianconi
Feb 11, 2012 5:07 pm
Maurice, here is yet another source of the Vixen 2" Flip mirror: Telescopes.Com <http://www.telescopes.com/telescope-accessories/diagonals-and-prisms/fl\ ...
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David
dmgroski
Feb 11, 2012 8:57 pm
Hi Maurice, If you decide to make one I've uploaded a picture of the two that I've built. They are in my folder 'Dave Groski'. As I said in my other reply, one...
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art.bianconi
Feb 12, 2012 3:10 am
The Bartlett V6 based programmable controller was fired up for the first time and put through it's paces. (Photo Section) The wait was worth it! I now have a...
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savardjacques@...
savardjacque...
Feb 12, 2012 3:52 pm
I remenber now thep photo is from a vacuum chamber in florida a very big one help please jack 47'N 71'W...
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Gary
gfphoto2003
Feb 12, 2012 3:52 pm
Very nice work Dave. Did you use glass from an existing unit? Gary...
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David
dmgroski
Feb 12, 2012 6:09 pm
Hi Gary, Thanks. The flat mirrors are from Edmund. They were used as diagonals for their 4.25" f/10 reflectors. The unit made from the electronic control box...
