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11 years 10 months ago #96529 by TrevorDurity
That's a shame. Non-photo optimised newts are notorious for not having enough backfocus for large chips. The MPCC worked for me. As far as I remember it pushes the focal plain out by 10mm or so. Not sure if that's enough for you.

But there is one other trick that might help - you should be able to move the primary mirror forward a bit in the tube using the collimation screws. There's usually a bit of play in there. I probably got an extra 5mm of play out of my old f5 newt (not an LXD though) and was still able to get decent collimation. Might be worth trying that. I still had to add an mpcc in end though as it still needed to be pushed out by roughly another 5mm.
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11 years 10 months ago - 11 years 10 months ago #96535 by Marto
Hi, sorry is it "in focus" or "out focus" you need?
And you might get a couple of mm on the main mirror up or down as needed.
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11 years 10 months ago #96539 by jjrock
Marto.

It seems to me to be in focus, i take it when fully extended its out focus and when trying to focus back down i just cant get far enough

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11 years 10 months ago #96561 by Marto
ok maybe some low profile accessories might get you the in focus you need.
Can you tak e a photo of how it all attaches together. I'm curious if you use a 2" T adaptor or 1.25" for the camera connection.
Pics here:

www.firstlightoptics.com/adaptors.html

The 2" adaptor whould have a "lower profile" getting you more infocus over a stacked 2" - 1.25 adaptor with 1.25 T adaptor on this.
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11 years 10 months ago #96562 by jjrock

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11 years 10 months ago #96563 by Marto
Well, then there's hope yet! I have a nikon t-ring and a 2" adaptor if you want to borrow it - where you based? I'm southside Dublin (Dundrum area)
It might give you just enough to do the job.....
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