NickG
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/06/06
Posts: 737
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Yes = 17
No = 16
Clear skies,
Nick
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edwincjones
Close Enough
Reged: 04/10/04
Posts: 7980
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yes = 18
no = 16
in retrospect, I would not buy one as I use a binoviewer more
edj
SM14.5 f4.3
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tishovlin
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/11/03
Posts: 1882
Loc: Springfield, Pa
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yes = 19
no = 16
I own a visual paracorr and a photographic Paracorr
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Tim S
C6-RGT
13.1" Truss Dob
Osypowski dual-axis Eq. Platform
15x70 Obies
NP-101
Gibraltar tripod/mount
Losmandy G-11 w/Gemini
I'm headin for Galt's Gulch
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Maccers
member
Reged: 08/06/06
Posts: 77
Loc: Taunton, Somerset, UK
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yes = 19
no = 17
I can only dream...
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Imaging rig: WO FLT-98 with SXV-H9
Visual: Skywatcher 14" FlexTube Goto Dob
Skywatcher ED100
Skymax 180
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ned_l
sage
Reged: 03/12/07
Posts: 234
Loc: north carolina
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yes =19
no=18
hope to someday
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8" Orion Newtonian w/ Sky View Pro mount
Feather Touch focuser
Stellarvue 102 ED
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paul
sage
Reged: 04/14/05
Posts: 255
Loc: pa
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yes=20
no=18
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Edmund 4 1/4 space conquerer
Tasco 10TE w/motordrive
18"f5 dob
Astrotrac setup
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steveT
member
Reged: 09/14/06
Posts: 12
Loc: ontario, canada
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yes = 21
no = 18
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SM 14.5
LX90
Canon IS 15x50
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tatarjj
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/20/04
Posts: 1977
Loc: Austin, TX
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Yes = 21
No = 19
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John T.
Austin, TX
25" f/4.2 Midnightelescope dob
4" Stellar Vue Achromat
8X56 Binos
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eddie kirkland
sage
Reged: 08/12/04
Posts: 473
Loc: Alabama
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Yes = 21
No = 20
But thinking of getting one.
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Eddie Kirkland
Auburn, AL
16" f/4.5 Midnightelescope truss dob
10" f/6 Astrosky truss dob
Stellarvue/TMB 105
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Chris Z
super member
Reged: 03/24/04
Posts: 141
Loc: Chicago, IL
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yes=21
no =21
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TV 60
Orion SVP 120mm f8.3
Obsession 12.5" f5
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nkoiza
sage
Reged: 12/17/04
Posts: 253
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yes=22
no=21
Nick
16-inch f/4.4 David Lukehurst Dobsonian on Brian Reed Tracking Platform
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16-inch f/4.4 David Lukehurst Dobsonian on Brian Reed Tracking Platform
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Steve Self
member
Reged: 11/27/03
Posts: 70
Loc: Daphne, AL
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Yes=23
No=21
Steve
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Houdini
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/13/07
Posts: 631
Loc: Europe
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After 10 more days...
Yes=425
No=399
Now what ? 
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16" f/4.9, 25" f/5 Dobson, 1100 mm f/3.6
Mirror Edge Support Calculator, Telescope Limiting Magnitude Calculator
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Jon Isaacs
Postmaster
Reged: 06/16/04
Posts: 32442
Loc: San Diego, California
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Quote:
Please, lets not muck up a simple poll by getting off onto tangents. :-)
I do not wish to "muck up" a simple poll but I am afraid that some will try to draw conclusions from the poll and that will really muck things up. To Paraphrase Einstein: "The best poll is the simplest poll that is not too simple."
Jon
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Bowmoreman
Clear enough skies
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 9062
Loc: Bolton, MA
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Getting back on track here...
Yes = 24
No = 21
I use it mostly with my 22PAN and my 35PAN (it is mandatory for my 35 PAN) in my 4.7 Orion XT10i
Don't bother with my 12T4, or Radians...
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Dave
MI250 SBS mounted: C11Hyperstar,FSQ106ED,TOA130NFB;Lunt60THaB1200FT/DS50
Visual:DM6, XT10i w/ZambutoMirror,RTP
EP: 31T5, Ethos (21,17,13&8),10XW,5XW,3.5XW; Paracorr T1
MallincamColorHyper+,QSI583WS,QHY8
SBIG STV eFinder
Denk II: (2x24Pan,2x10XW)
Gerbings Heated clothes, Wilder Skies Observatory (BYO#90), Speco9"Monitor
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rogerandgarf
sage
Reged: 06/01/05
Posts: 329
Loc: Arlington, Wa
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Yes = 25
No = 21
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Roger Johnson
18"F4.2 Goto Starmaster
12"Antares Dob
Televue Genesis
5" Mak
ZAOIIs w/barlow, Ethoi
Denk II BVs/x switch
Swarovski, Leica, Canon IS,
Fuji, Obie bins/Unimount
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DeepSpaceTour
Post Laureate
Reged: 10/25/05
Posts: 3164
Loc: In the dark and"WAY"out there!
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You have Paracorr,Yes NO??????  
Clear skies.
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Bill
-17.5"F/5 Discovery TD /Dob driver/ArgoNavis
Kendrick dew control/Obsession Alt bearings
-Antares 152-F/6.5 refractor on HEQ-5 Pro
-25x100 Binos
-15x70 Binos
-Collimating tools "LOTS"
- TV ep's *13-Ethos *31T-5*
- 2" Barlows
- Pelican1600
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Astraforce Paul
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/05/05
Posts: 2156
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Problem... I own one (a 1.25") but don't use it... well except once in a blue moon on an Astroscan.
So, what should my vote be? a yes? a no? A yes and a no?
I presume a yes vote means own AND use, while a No vote means either don't own OR don't use. Do I have the logic about right?
It might interesting to find out who has owned, tried, and sold their ParaCorrs. I did so with the 2" version, didn't find it helped either an f/4.5 or f/5.4 dob...
now I find it helpful with the 'Scan, but too much bother!
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Houdini
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/13/07
Posts: 631
Loc: Europe
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Quote:
It might interesting to find out who has owned, tried, and sold their ParaCorrs. I did so with the 2" version, didn't find it helped either an f/4.5 or f/5.4 dob...
now I find it helpful with the 'Scan, but too much bother!
I agree, that would be more interesting.
In my experience the Paracorr is only useful with very good eyepieces (say Nagler, Pentax XW, Panoptic). The Paracorr does not eliminate the imperfections of cheaper eyepieces.
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16" f/4.9, 25" f/5 Dobson, 1100 mm f/3.6
Mirror Edge Support Calculator, Telescope Limiting Magnitude Calculator
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erik
telescope surgeon
Reged: 01/30/04
Posts: 24789
Loc: Hawaii
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It doesn't eliminate aberrations from less expensive ep's, but in many cases, it can reduce them. A paracorr acts like a .15x barlow, thus effectively changing a f/4.5 scope to an f/5.1. This can make eyepiece problems less noticeable. 
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-Erik Wilcox
Starstuff
Homebuilt 16" Truss Dob in Ohia Forest Observatory
(12' X 12' rolloff under Mag 7 skies)
8" Antares f/5 Newt
SV 80mm ED Nighthawk NG on M1 ALT/AZ
Nikon Prostaff 65mm spotter on Trekpod
Konusvue 20x80 binos
Homebuilt 80mm f/5 refractor
Mirador 60mm f/12 1960's refractor
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