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[Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements >> Vendor and Group Announcements Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO       #5319889 - 07/16/12 08:32 AM Attachment (50 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Given my reputation as a maker of high quality achromats, I knew that when the time came to make an apochromat, it had to be something special… Recently, I was given this opportunity when a client contacted me and inquired whether I would construct a tube faithful to my Victorian designs around his own objective lens; a LOMO 102/800... More to come... Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5319899 - 07/16/12 08:39 AM Attachment (47 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Feathertouch Focuser & Tailpiece: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5320285 - 07/16/12 12:50 PM Attachment (45 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Televue 4" cradle fits perfectly (not an accident) . The brass object is a solar finder: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5320791 - 07/16/12 05:46 PM Attachment (41 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dew shield: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324470 - 07/19/12 04:50 AM Attachment (34 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've now had a chance to shrink a few more pictures: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324472 - 07/19/12 04:54 AM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Front end: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324473 - 07/19/12 04:54 AM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Full length: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324474 - 07/19/12 04:55 AM Attachment (33 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another angle: Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324475 - 07/19/12 04:56 AM Attachment (35 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ...aannnnd pull back for full profile : Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: London, UK Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324476 - 07/19/12 04:58 AM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's it...whew, what a build. Feedback or comments welcome, or if you'd like to commission something truly different like this, please get in touch. One last shot...of course it had to come with a display case: Post Extras:       rockethead26 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/21/09 Loc: Indiana, USA Re: Skylight Special Projects #1: The LOMO 102/800 APO [Re: ukcanuck]       #5324616 - 07/19/12 08:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, absolutely beautiful, Richard! Lucky customer. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 7 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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