Canadian
Vendor
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 660
Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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I like the way it performs as well - it's my favorite scope.
The same one that Tom used in his review.
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Just my thoughts, subject to change at any time.
Garry
CR150HD
FLT110 TMB Triplet
ZS80FD Anniversary Edition
ZS66ED Triplet
GT-ONE HD
GT-ONE
EZ Touch
POD XL-4
RASC Calgary
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Pasquale
Encrypted
Reged: 10/12/05
Posts: 2219
Loc: Olympia, Washington
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Lucky you, Garry, thanks for sharing!
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Pasquale
Go Seahawks!
NexStar 9.25 GPS / SkyAlign
Stellarvue SV102ED
WO ZS80FD Anniversary
WO ZS66ED Triplet
Vixen Sphinx SXW
Canon EOS XT/350D, Meade DSI, NexImager
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m9x18
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 10/12/07
Posts: 804
Loc: Abilene, Texas
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That truly is a beautiful setup Gary.
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Robert
All that is complex is not useful and all that is useful is simple. -- Mikhail Kalashnikov
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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan
Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 4263
Loc: Petaluma, CA
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This is a "proper" 4" f/7 ED. 
This is a used, minty, Pentax SDHF-105. D=105mm; F=700mm. The design consists of an SD doublet and a single field flatener mounted rearward in the OTA. The coatings are Pentax's legendary SMC. Though the design requires longer than a simple doublet to cool down, once at equilibrium it provides sharp, totally flat fields edge to edge with excellent contrast (no matter where Luna is near the edge of the FOV!).
Regards,
Jim
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"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you never forget it."
- Carl Sagan
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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan
Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 4263
Loc: Petaluma, CA
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Here's the objective - beautiful!
More coming...
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"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you never forget it."
- Carl Sagan
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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan
Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 4263
Loc: Petaluma, CA
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This is the uber-beefy, uber-Everest-like R&P focuser with the Baader adapter installed. Unlike Televue with its racecar knobs and Takahashi with its ultra-light aluminum knobs, these focuser knobs are solid, heavy machined aluminum. The beefiest I've seen. Beefier even than the knobs on the A-P R&P focuser.
Notice the friction brake lever on the right side.
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"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you never forget it."
- Carl Sagan
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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan
Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 4263
Loc: Petaluma, CA
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Clean and pristine; this scope used was cleaner than my FS-78 was new. I doubt this scope had ever been under the stars - probably a floor sample in a camera shop or a "spyglass" inside someone's high-rise flat.
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"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you never forget it."
- Carl Sagan
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jrbarnett
Eyepiece Hooligan
Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 4263
Loc: Petaluma, CA
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So what does one do with an RFT gem like the Pentax? This scope was made for Sagittarius. It does a great job on the multitude of nebulae, open clusters, star clouds and globulars populating the steam of the teapot. This is a scope for lazy summer evenings, cruising the showcase DSOs one after the other. I think it will be a sublime star party/public outreach scope with its generous fields of view and robust, overbuilt construction.
Regards,
Jim
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"When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you never forget it."
- Carl Sagan
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Deep13
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/25/05
Posts: 1843
Loc: NE Ohio
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Quote:
My TV Genesis SDF and TV Pronto.
What's the Pronto going to be when it grows up? A TV102?  Seriously, pretty nice optics you have.
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That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
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AstroBobo
sage
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 402
Loc: Zagreb, Croatia
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Quote:
So what does one do with an RFT gem like the Pentax? This scope was made for Sagittarius. It does a great job on the multitude of nebulae, open clusters, star clouds and globulars populating the steam of the teapot. This is a scope for lazy summer evenings, cruising the showcase DSOs one after the other. I think it will be a sublime star party/public outreach scope with its generous fields of view and robust, overbuilt construction.
Pentax rulez! 
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Boris Stromar : AD Infinitum member : Zagreb, Croatia, Europe
P75SDHF : P105SDP : MN71 : CGE : STL-11000
http://www.astrobobo.net
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tegea
sage
Reged: 11/29/04
Posts: 383
Loc: France
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My Televue 76 :
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Thierry
Intes MN61 (Orion Argonaut version) - Televue TV76 - Takahashi FS-60C
http://thierry_gauthier.perso.sfr.fr/anglais/index.html
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tegea
sage
Reged: 11/29/04
Posts: 383
Loc: France
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And the TV76 fully retracted, with my tiny FS60-C beside it :
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Thierry
Intes MN61 (Orion Argonaut version) - Televue TV76 - Takahashi FS-60C
http://thierry_gauthier.perso.sfr.fr/anglais/index.html
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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7903
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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Beautiful Pair of Awesome Scopes.I would love to own either of these scopes.But to own both of those has got to be sheer joy.
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Todd C.
Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass
www.innerplanetaryproducts.com
Meteorites and More....
"Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices"
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Nice scopes, Thierry! 
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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Jim7728
Postmaster
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 5060
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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CR-150 Redux!
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Jim
TV-60/40mm Ha-5mm BF
FS-102 and other tubes...
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little_ hubble
member
Reged: 04/19/08
Posts: 34
Loc: Aschaffenburg, Germany
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my cuties, eager for their next workout.
tal-100r achromat & sw 80ed on ayo alt-az mount (almost identical to eazy-touch)
acuter 90ed on eq-5 mount
survey tripods from glunz/germany.
greets, martin
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soreneck
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 04/01/06
Posts: 918
Loc: Toronto, Canada
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Hi folks,
I'm the proud new owner of a ZS66 Triplet APO.  Here it is piggy-backed on my FLT 110.
Clear skies,
Adam
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Adam
WO 110 FLT / WO 66 Triplet
QHY9 / Modified Canon 450D
SkyWatcher EQ-6 Pro
Backyard (urban) roll-off observatory
One small but fearless dog (observing companion)
my astrophotos on flickr
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Very impressive rigs, gentlemen!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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Psyire
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 06/24/07
Posts: 970
Loc: 55* North
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My new Grab n' Go Setup:
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Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos
EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics
Elusive Photons.com
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MikeCatfin
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/12/04
Posts: 546
Loc: NJ, USA
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Sweet looking setup!
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Mike
FC60 - FC76 - FS102
G11 - Tak Teegul
Orion SSPro DSCI - Nikon D-70
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