NEW TELESCOPE Setup! Sharpstar 61EDPH II - The Cutest Telescope Ever!

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This is the cutest telescope ever, and I just got one! It's beautiful, but before we can use it, we need actually set it up! Let's do this together, with EAF focuser, ZWO Duoband filter, and ASI533MC Pro camera!
It does make an excellent beginner astrophoto scope too!
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Equipment in this video:
ZWO ASI533MC Pro: bit.ly/3fKPmsv
ZWO EAF: bit.ly/2OCp13U
ZWO Duo-band filter: bit.ly/2PUP07s
Sharpstar 61EDPH II (not affliate!): www.365astronomy.com/sharpsta...
Other equipment I own (or similar/related):
Cameras
ZWO ASI1600MM Pro: bit.ly/2CLmHVV
ZWO ASI174MM: bit.ly/3gwBySZ
Mounts
Skywatcher AZ-EQ5: bit.ly/3ib4Jvq
SkyWatcher EQ6-R Mount: bit.ly/2OEXkYl
SkyWatcher AZ-GTi mount: bit.ly/2DKgmuC
SkyWatcher Wedge: bit.ly/2PHDAE6
iOptron AZ Mount Pro: bit.ly/33pogE9
Guiding
Skywatcher EvoGuide 50ED bit.ly/3jtiLtR
ZWO ASI178MM: bit.ly/30qqbFu
QHY MiniGuideScope: bit.ly/2WD6bOA
QHY5L-IIM: bit.ly/3jpcE9y
Focusers, filters, filter wheels
ZWO EAF: bit.ly/2OCp13U
ZWO EAF Advanced Bundle: bit.ly/2ODHjlt
ZWO EFW 8x1.25" Or 31mm: bit.ly/30oN3VD
ZWO EFW 7x36mm: bit.ly/2CrnhrY
ZWO Mini filter wheel: bit.ly/32v1JoZ
Astrodon filters: bit.ly/3fHiPne
ZWO Duo-band filter: bit.ly/2PUP07s
Optics
Vixen R200SS + Coma corrector: bit.ly/2OFW8E0
Vixen R200SS: bit.ly/2OGq6YJ
Vixen PH Corrector / Reducer for R200SS: bit.ly/3fHicKo
Coronado SolarMax Solar Telescope: bit.ly/2ZIT9kv
Others
Artseky Flat Panel: bit.ly/3jtj8of
Telegizmos 365 Cover: bit.ly/2CMOrt8
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@Jefferson196 3 года назад

Thanks for this video, my wife wanted a small Astro photography scope for her birthday she could set up take down herself. I purchased the same mount, scope, camera and set it up just like yours using this video which made me look like an astronomy genius, lol Thanks a ton

@marcrodriguez2884 3 года назад

Nice video - and scope! Thank you for sharing. BTW I took a drink every time you said "actually" - made my night! Hoping to pick up one of these scopes soon. Thanks again.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I like getting people drunk :D

@woody5109 2 года назад

Good stuff, keep up the great work

@spookydonkey2195 3 года назад

Exciting! You’re right, that focuser beats my Spacecat’s for sure. I printed a fine focus adapter but the backlash makes it almost worthless. Looking forward to an imaging session!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes, imaging session(s) coming soon! :D

@gavin5326 3 года назад

I just found your channel and I love it! You are very good at explaining things. I got my first telescope last year, it's a slightly bigger version of this. It is an omegon 71mm quadruplit. It came with a tiny dovetail bar and my qhy183c is so far off the back it would be impossible to balance, but I found a large lead disk so with some DIY work I attached it to the dovetail at the front. Now I have perfect balance. Sadly the weather in Ireland is very bad so I have barely been able to use it:(

@rogerwilkinson2818 3 года назад

Lovely looking setup

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thank you!

@aerozg 3 года назад

Nice setup. I would love to get one of these small refractors, but there are so many options! Will probably invest in a quad/petzval with flat field and be done with it.

@prnzssLuna 3 года назад

Looks like a great travel scope at that size!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

It definitely is! But at the same time, definitely less compact than my Canon 200mm f2.8 lens!

@richardxiong6926 3 года назад

Hi Cuiv, a recommendation here is to rotate the focuser of the OTA so the EAF side will be on the right side of the scope, basically make the focusing knob upside down. This way you could better balance the scope with a longer dov tail bar without the focuser getting in the way or the need of adding a spacer to the telescope. In your current config the left side of the telescope is much heavier than the right side so the balance would be an issue especially if you want to pair this scope with a small mount like AZGTI.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thank you Richard! Others have suggested something similar, and I'll definitely change that :) You won't see the change for a few videos though (already shot), but I'll get there!

@neilwilliamyoung Год назад

Great info....Subscribed.

@AstroQuest1 3 года назад

Looks cool Cuiv - I love it. Good Luck, Cheers

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks Kurt!! :-)

@jbnitpou9942 2 года назад

Hi Cuiv. Thanks to you I learned that the backfocus is calculated from the flange of the reducer and not from the last lens. It’s been a week that I can’t figure out where the problem is with my 94EDPH to pair it with my Fuji XT4 body. God damned. Alleluia. Have a great day. JB. 👍

@zelimirfedoran9720 3 года назад

You should rotate the OTA within the rings so that the focuser is upside-down; that will give you better weight distribution between the focuser and guidescope (if you keep it off the side). It won't help the front-to-back weight issue, but it will mitigate the side-to-side discrepancy. Right now, you have both the stepper motor and guidescope on the same side of the OTA.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Excellent suggestion Zelimir! Thank you, I will do that! You won't see the impact for the next few videos (already shot), but I'll get there :)

@xs4allan 3 года назад

Wish you clear skies with your new setup! (and if you have a battery for powering everything a clear sky nightly power outage for a Tokio bortle 1 ) nice to see your collection of spacers by the way:)

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks! Yeah, Tokyo being a Bortle 1 for a night would be nice, but I would first want to make sure hospitals and other critical infrastructures would still have power (hopefully!) :D Don't we all love spacers? :)

@billvinson7859 2 года назад

Great video. I need to get my quite scope and camera.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

Guiding makes a huge difference in staying lazy :)

@RaysAstrophotography 3 года назад

I can't believe you also got this one. I got one of these as well but a different size and configuration. I didn't get the reducer or automation.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

It's a beautiful little scope, I really like it. Really fast with the reducer!

@techyak 3 года назад

Might as well go with ditto!

@Miguel_Noppe 3 года назад

Don't forget for the balance test you would have to extend the focuser to roughly the point of focus, so the weight is even more towards the camera 🤯 . Good luck !

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Very good point! In the end it's currently completely unbalanced on its mount, but with its low weight, the mount doesn't seem to care :) Thank you!

@juno1666 2 года назад

Hi Cuiv, I just want to tell you thanks a bunch for your review of the Sharpstar 61! I have had it for about 6 month, but finally got out to give it a try. It is everything that you describe. Excellent imaging scope! Also, thanks for your review of the ZWO ASI 533 MC-Pro. A nice combination and your excellent reviews are a big part of my decision to purchase this gear. Thanks!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

Hi Juno! Excellent to know! Just note that I recently attempted pure OSC broadband imaging with the telescope, and found quite a bit of chromatic aberrating. BUT I was also using a cheap SVBONY UV/IR cut filter for the first time as well, so it may be related. I'm procuring an L-Pro to see if that would help (it cutting off above 400nm). Still, overall, it's a great scope!

@juno1666 2 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek Please let me know your findings! I have been shooting mostly with an L-eNhance. I imaged M33 last night with a IDAS LPS D-1 lp filter. I plan to get more data tonight, and then have a look. Hopefully the CA isn’t too offensive!

@juno1666 2 года назад

Just to add, I remember seeing a RU-vid review of the Sharpstar 61 (not sure who’s channel), and they reported lots of ca when using the Sharpstar flattener/ reducer saying that is was related to the FF/FR. Check this out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RhaGObIsR9Y.html

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

@@juno1666 I think the LPS D-1 should fix most of the issue, it starts well above 400nm... let me know how the stack looks like! I'll update as well (probably in a video :) )

@juno1666 2 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek I did not get that much data last night, but I am imaging M33 again tonight. I did run DSS on the 4 hours or so I got last night without calibration frames just to take a look. I only saw some CA on a few bright stars. Not that bad. I went back to an image of M31 that I shot a few weeks ago and the blue halos were horrible (using the LPS D-1 then too). Both data sets were shot with 60 second lights. Anyway, I found an easy way to neutralize the blue halos in the stars in M31 using the defringe tool in Photoshop. I will let you know how the full dataset looks. Thanks!

@MarkoPola 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing. Nice to know this scope works well with the EAF. You’re convincing me to seriously consider buying this scope. Now if ZWO gets that AF update released in the asiair pro soon you can be super compact and lazy and color coordinated too. Plus you could attach the asiair to that top bracket to balance the scope 😉 I’ll be looking forward to seeing future videos on how it all performs

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks Marko! Yeah, the lack of autofocus on the AsiAir is galling, I'm really waiting for that update - but then the fact that it only supports the EAF is also a bit annoying :) But I guess that's what it is!

@whatmattersmost6725 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek AF is in beta testing for the ASIR Pro and testers are very happy with it's results.

@louisrosner7902 3 года назад

Just had first light with my Sharpstar61EDPH2 on the pelican nebula. Back focus with the Baader 48 mm T2 to DSLR adapter gave me a back focus of 58 mm just a tad long. Stars in the periphery were a little elongated. Let you know what happens when I shorten it up a bit. Was able to get 60s exposures unguided on a Celestron AVX Mount. The nebula in the center was very sharp with very little chromatic aberration. Can’t wait to see how your first light goes.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

It's a great setup isn't it? I had the first light already, I have a video on it up :)

@mr.harris8185 2 года назад

Hello Cuiv, love your channel. Got myself a Sharpstar 61EDPH II with the 0.8X Reducer/Flattener (waiting on a longer dovetail bar), ZWO EAF with temperature sensor and hand controller, ZWO EFW 5x2", Optolong 2" SHO narrowband filters (waiting on the S-II filter) for my Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro mount. I am using my Canon T5 for now until I can afford a dedicated cooled mono camera. Supposed to be a backfocus of 55 mm. I have the camera flange spaced 37 mm from the reducer/flattener. The camera sensor is supposed to be 18mm deep from the camera flange so 37 mm + 18 mm = 55 mm should work. This is the first time I have ever had a setup like this and I've got things level and polar aligned. The filter wheel and mount are working in APT. The focuser appears to be working during the daytime but only on objects 20 feet from the scope. Learning lots. Any advice? Hoping to image the Andromeda Galaxy to start with a basic light pollution filter and then a DSO once I have everything working.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

That sounds like a great setup to me! If you've tested everything in the daytime, then you've done the most you can to avoid frustrating nights!

@Neanderthal75 3 года назад

Highpoint S sells this scope in other packages, I got the gold one with a longer dovetail rail and without the reducer. The problem is, that this scope is very very nice and wants only nice parts connected to it. At least that's what it looks to me! Not my hacked together mess I've been using! Yes..I know! 😄 the astrophotographer rabbit hole! And I only just started a few months ago!

@astrobeardimage 3 года назад

Clear Skies!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks! Amazingly I did get some fairly clear skies even after buying that :) CS to you too!

@jameswoods1939 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video. It is a cool little scope but still bigger than my Redcat. Have you posted any images taken with this setup?

@Korvash1 3 года назад

i have a rebranded one ... the scope is brilliant .. i love it =) watch out for the screws in the clap of the scope, if they are to long you will scratch or deform the tube

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks for the warning, I'll be careful! :-)

@ThatsMyCoffee 3 года назад

What is the brand you bought?

@whatmattersmost6725 3 года назад

Just an idea Cuiv, is to rotate the focuser at an angle where the ZWO EAF is almost on top of the OTA, so the EAF connection it towards the Stars... But not so far that the EAF is straight facing the Stars.... Seams like a better balance and you can still rotate the camera with the reducers rotation part..

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I need to try out a few things like that :) Thanks!

@MarkMphonoman 3 года назад

So small, so cool. 👍 p.s. you are a pretty smart guy. Really know what you are doing.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks Mark! I think it's more a matter of being used to things, having made so many mistakes in the past :D

@CitizenSniiiips 3 года назад

I'm moving to Stockholm soon (yay for clouds all the time and light pollution...) but I'm really wanting to get some sort of imaging set up going once I'm there.... I can't imagine life now without doing AP. Your series with the az-gti is EXACTLY what I need and I'm definitely going to do it. Az-gti + a QHY183m and either a redcat or even maybe this little sharpstar :D Portable narrowband imaging!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Portable NB imaging is the best :) With the 183m a Canon 200mm lens would work great as well (especially for narrowband - any lens defects are very well contained by the single wavelength!)

@CitizenSniiiips 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek That's good to know, I was considering going the lens option with the astromechanics adapter.... but I'd have to find a good second hand deal to compete with the price of the sharpstar. The sharpstar + the reducer is similar focal length to the redcat and is a whole stop faster but for a good bit less money. Plus... its cute!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

@@CitizenSniiiips And it has a "real" focuser!

@bobbeanbags 3 года назад

Awesome video, have you tried a crop sensor or full frame sensor camera with this setup? I’m curious if a canon EOS R would have bad vignetting?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Not yet! Apparently the Radian flat frames have corners on full frame at 97% illumination - and it's the same optics, so there shouldn't be bad vignetting from what I understand.

@freonmak5812 3 года назад

Great, i wanna know the ZWO EAF how to set the basic parameters on the NINA Nighttime Imaging, e.g zero position, steps and so on. Thanks

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I have a video on a different scope with my EAF here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--sHzbz3OcSo.html . The only thing I would suggest is to use the Overshoot Backlash compensation instead (it didn't exist in NINA at the time)

@melvinatkins4389 3 года назад

Can you tell me how you control the focusser please.

@nikivan 3 года назад

This scope is on my wish list. It is a bit pricey, especially with the reducer. The dovetail does look short, as it was designed for visual use only. But who uses these things for visual?! I am looking forward to your review and image samples.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

It's a very neat little scope :) First light coming soon :-)

@aerozg Год назад

What is the part number of that bracket to mount the ZWO EAF to the 61EDPHII? I have the identical setup i just don't have a way of mounting the EAF to the focuser. Thanks in advance!

@kingofthekludge 3 года назад

Hi Cuiv, have you ever used Borg refractors? thank you!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I've always drooled over them, but never gotten to actually using them... the modularity is great, but that's what has been a huge turn off for me: what parts to use, how, when, their price, etc. It never felt worth it...

@KB2AT 3 года назад

When first light? Looking forward to see

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

In a few days!

@mariuszkocielinski137 3 года назад

Hi I have question concerning the SharpStar 61EDPH II with Focalreducer. I see comments on this scope that was reason that I bought it on the beginning I was quite happy with this scope and lerning astrgraphy. Now all my friends speak that I have on my picture very big CA. I check everything and it it how with instruction also backfocus in my ASI183MCPro (55mm) is good and still I have problem with it what is wrong with this scope ? Where is the issue of CA in this triplet ?

@edwinsanchez1167 3 года назад

Hi Cuiv! I really want to get this scope for my asi183, but checking telescopius and checking against all of the objects I want to image, I really don't want to spend the extra $ for a reducer. Do I really need the reducer if I already like the 355 fl. Appreciate your reply so that I can make the best decision. Cheers!

@ioan_astro 3 года назад

you can move the small plate:) I did on mine

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks, I'll play around with it!

@ioan_astro 3 года назад

Cuiv, The Lazy Geek i challenge you to image before I do:)) i want to see what the little guy can do

@hatemsmusicvideos1362 3 года назад

Can I use my sony a6000 mirrorless with this scope instead of an astro cam? Does the scope come with bahtinov mask and whatnot? A clueless beginner here

@BrokenPik 3 года назад

very nice setup imagine Orion or horse head wide field wooohooo as a side note, its going to be left side heavy ...

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Yeah, pretty much a nightmare for balance...For now the mount doesn't seem to care!

@BrokenPik 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek kool your all set to go...

@andrebremer7772 3 года назад

Regarding focuser backlash, did you test the new EAF with or without coupler? I suspect the coupler is the source of most backlash, since it's technically a torsion spring. It will require some movement to release and build up tension before it engages again with the telescope's focuser.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Well, derp... yes you are right, I checked without the coupler! In the end, on the whole setup, I have between 50 and 100 steps of backlash. Thanks for the reminder!

@ThatsMyCoffee 3 года назад

I must have been lucky. My EAF only has about 10 steps total backlash, including the focuser and everything.

@enricocarca7899 3 года назад

Hi Cuiv, thanks for sharing this exhaustive and very precise review (as most of your videos). I am about to buy my first APO and I fully agree with your recommendations but I found a possible competitor of TecnoSky and SharpStar. It is re-branded (I guess) from PrimaLuce model AIRY APO 65F Q. Looks like it has same characteristics of the other two (FPL-53 triplet, 65mm) but with built-in flattener is slightly cheaper. Do you know where this telescope came from? Thanks! Enrico.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Looks like a rebrand of the Sharpstar 65Q :D www.sharpstar-optics.com/index.php/wap/en/qseries/213.html

@enricocarca7899 3 года назад

Cuiv, The Lazy Geek thanks, it make sense. Do you have any considerations to share comparing the 61EDPH II and the 65Q?

@lunawatanabe5311 3 года назад

Welp, looks like I know what my first refractor is going to be!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Look into the Askar that's f3.9 with reducer as well!

@javiercuellolopez5610 3 года назад

Good video. My question, asi 1600 mm, asi 183 mm or asi 533 mc for deep sky photos?. Thanks

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Well, erm, it depends! On what you want to capture and what your scope is. Also what your budget is! In general I'd recommend monochrome + filter wheel over color. If you have a small refractor, the 183mm with its small pixels can work wonders. Otherwise, the 1600MM is my choice. Whichever it is, it should be cooled!!

@stephane153 3 года назад

It looks like a nice small scope, but by the time you add the reducer + the spacer rings it becomes something else... And with the auto focuser it's now quite bulky. It might be very sharp, but I think if you're looking for something compact, the canon 200mm imaging train you have with the Astromechanics adapter is way better in terms of overall size. Let's see what kind of nice images you're going to take with this from Tokyo.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I completely agree! Well, we'll see how it performs :)

@antsalan 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek Cuiv, Have you tested one of these Astromechanics adapters with your 200mm Canon lens and your ZWO cameras? How "lazy" can you get with that setup? How do you think that would perform compared to this setup?

@antsalan 3 года назад

It looks like Caxap answered my question about performance

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

@@antsalan I've done that a lot already (my video on imaging at Tokyo Tower is one of these scenarios). You can close down the lenses to get very decent results. And if you're doing narrowband, you'll get quite good results as well! I

@phila8226 3 года назад

Cuiv, Can you rotate the camera without rotating the focuser? If so how does it work? Thanks

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

No, I have to rotate the Focuser (or the whole scope in its ring) to rotate the camera... Rotation is always a problem, and so with that square sensor, I've kind of stopped bothering with it ;-)

@JungleEddie 2 года назад

Hi Cuiv, what dew heater do you use with this telescope? Everything that I see advertised seams to be too big.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

Hi Eddie, I use a dew heater designed for lenses from a Japanese company called MoreBlue

@adri4538 2 года назад

Is there any field flattener for this scope without a reducer?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

Unfortunately not that I know of!

@bendena0jones 2 года назад

The ASI 294 in binn 1 mode has a pixel size of 2.3 which according to astronomy.tools results in a pixel resolution of 1.7"/pixel which is in the ideal range for Ok seeing (2-4" fwhm). With the cam and its 4/3 sensor, you get a nice wide field of 4.07x2.77; pretty nice combo.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 2 года назад

Yep! It should work great, but I'm afraid of how the sensor works with NB filters, I've seen some very weird flats (and I've experienced very difficult to calibrate NB images - actually I was never able to calibrate them properly - with the 294MC)

@neverfox 3 года назад

ADM universal dovetail bars will solve any balance issues.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes, I switched dovetails since then :)

@astropear6294 3 года назад

Hello Cuiv, I hope you are well. Quick question, I am looking at buying a Sharpstar 61EDPH II. I am looking to pair it with my 600d which is a crop sensor, will I still need the field flattener?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I actually haven't tested the flatness of the field without the reducer, so I don't really have an answer... It would be a good question to ask a vendor directly. Sorry!

@LuckyBudd 3 года назад

Hey! This is a great video. I am just starting out with taking photos of planets with my Canon t3i. I am looking for something that will do that, but that I can grow into deeper space images as I learn. Is this a scope you would suggest? Perhaps the 76EDPH? Any advice would be appreciated since you own one and by now I am sure you know it well!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! For deep sky objects, this is definitely, absolutely a scope I would suggest! I haven't tested the 76EDPH but you'd get more focal length, which can be nice if your mount supports it. Be aware however that neither mount is appropriate for planetary... you really want long focal length for planetary, and ideally a way to capture RAW video (afaik it is only possible on Canon using a custom firmware called Magic Lantern). You can still get good results with the Canon directly, but it may be a bit more painful. For planetary, I have a video that may interest you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-alnVL-OLN8k.html Welcome to the hobby! It's a steep learning curve, but absolutely worth it!

@LuckyBudd 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek Thank you my friend! I am getting some ok results with my cheapo Celestron 80AZ and my Canon with RAW video. I will watch your video for sure! I think this is the way to go for Deep Sky as I have a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Pro and I think this will fit as I learn that mount before moving up to equatorial. STEEP LEARNING CURVES! I will also search for a GREAT scope for photographing planets as that is where I am starting. I will watch your video! Hope you don't mind if I send another question or two. Cheers for the support and generosity!

@LuckyBudd 3 года назад

One more question! How would you compare this 61edph to the Skywatcher 80ed? Thanks!

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

@@LuckyBudd I have never used the SW 80ED, so I can't unfortunately compare! In the end it's all about resolution and field of view... I do talk about that in my "Starting Astrophotography for Lazy People" playlist if you are interested.

@LuckyBudd 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek on it!! Thank you my friend!

@astrogav 3 года назад

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE 61 PH .. OR A TAKAHASHI FS60-CD APO FLOURITA ..: /

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Well... I am personally afraid of the Takahashi ecosystem, but it's supposed to be excellent!

@srikanthmeg 3 года назад

How does this compare to spacecat 51?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

I haven't owned the Spacecat, so can't say, but on paper it has slightly more reach while having faster optics, and a real focuser (the helical focuser on the Spacecat/Redcat is what made me take a pass on it - I hate fumbling with helical focusers, and fitting a focus motor on them is usually complex until proper solutions are made by manufacturers)... The Spacecat would be easier to set up initially though, as it doesn't require exact backfocus!

@walterhaase 3 года назад

I'm not sure if I missed it. Do you need a flattener? Do you have a link to that?

@matthewsmith5104 3 года назад

The 0.8x reducer also acts as a flattener.

@walterhaase 3 года назад

@@matthewsmith5104 Ah, Thank you! I have this in my cart... Just waiting to pull the trigger.

@MrWesleymoon 3 года назад

I decided to sell my telescopes and go with oberwerk binos 100mm with changeable eyepieces. Best choice I have made with astronomy

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

For visual astronomy, that does sound indeed quite amazing! I love binoculars for just getting lost in the Milky Way...!

@davidemancini7853 3 года назад

Hi Cuiv, but isn’t that a dublet not triplet?

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

It's a triplet! (Version 1 was a doublet, this is version 2)

@davidemancini7853 3 года назад

Cuiv, The Lazy Geek wow great then, nice piece of ota👍

@AMoose454 3 года назад

Is this flattner/reducer similar to the one for the 76edph. I got mine today and think its defective. Any idea? imgur.com/a/SVQ8MjW imgur.com/lZZoDvU imgur.com/OBm6FDh (is this ring supposed to move freely?) Thanks!

@stephane153 3 года назад

I think a canon 200mm vs this Sharpstar on the same target would be a nice comparison... ;)

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Yep, I think it would be fair to compare the 200mm at f4.5 and the Sharpstar at F4.5, see how it compares! Good idea!

@stephane153 3 года назад

@@CuivTheLazyGeek same amount of frames, same exposure etc.... and same processing steps.

@caxappuc2261 3 года назад

nah, don’t waste time, Canon is unable to produce enough quality, stars in the corners are terrible, chromatic abberation, etc. spent a lot of time with it

@stephane153 3 года назад

@@caxappuc2261 good to know thanks for your input, from reading many posts on the Cloudnights forum, camera lenses used for astrophotography can be a hit and miss (manufacturing QC) as they were never made for our hobby. Amazing lens for day time and night normal photography though.

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

@@stephane153 it depends on the lens sample indeed, and how much you close it down. At f4 the 200mm lens is definitely decent, especially if you're using it with smaller sensors like the 533MC. But then I'm one of those guys who doesn't care that much about star shapes :-) Also, in narrowband, the lenses are great, because most of their defects are then invisible :-)

@dwm2193 3 года назад

其高性价比不言而喻

@mehdiabed6942 3 года назад

je sais pas comment tu fais pour aimer le ZWO EAF . je deteste ce focuser . Si tu en demontes un , un jour, tu comprendras pourquoi :)

@jeanclementst-gelais1971 3 года назад

Pourquoi le démonté, le miens fonctionne très bien

@mehdiabed6942 3 года назад

@@jeanclementst-gelais1971 parceque les pignons sont en plastique et pas en metal . donc le backlash c'est la loterie quand tu l'achetes et surtout ca bougera au cours du temps. C'est une catastrophe . En plus il manque de pas . quand on est sur un newton sur le crayford 1/7 ca passe a peu pres ( hors le backlash) mais quand tu es en direct avec une lunette c'est une cata . C'est la pure loterie . J'en ai un à vendre à vil prix si tu les aimes tant :)

@realmcerono 3 года назад

@@mehdiabed6942 What else would you recommend? Senso Sesto or the Pegasus Cube?

@mehdiabed6942 3 года назад

@@realmcerono Both are good ! Sesto senso has more steps and its fixation system ( if compatible with your scope) is quite innovative . ; Focus cube V2 is quite more classic but wery well built and robust. .

@CuivTheLazyGeek 3 года назад

Je ne dirais pas que je l'aime... dans mes videos precedentes je me souviens l'avoir appele plusieurs fois "a hot piece of garbage". Au final, pour le prix, il fonctionne correctement pour moi (y compris sur cette lunette...) mais la tu me fais peur niveau degradation au fil du temps! J'ai vu pas mal de gens passer dans le Discord NINA avec des problemes avec le Sesto Sensor ou le Pegasus Cube aussi, donc je suis reste avec le moins cher (et le seul vendu localement au Japon) pour le moment :D