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[LPHawaii]

Need help identifying this EP.  The EP is made by Vixen and the EP does attach (need to remove my VB) to my Mayflower 816 focusing tube .  Is this EP junk or can I use it with my 80ED OTA providing I can locate an adapter?

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[J A VOLK]

likely excellent, just narrow AFOV...

[triplemon]

Its a 30mm Kellner.

Not multicoated, maybe not even single coated, so some throughput and reflection/glare issues, narrow FOV. Some might call that outdated.
Others might look for it to restore some long focus vintage scope, likely to struggle a bit in a modern fast scope.

 

Likely not worth paying someone to custom machine an adapter to fit a modern drawtube, but possibly a fun ATM project.

 

So it really depends - one man's junk, anothers treasure.

Edited by triplemon, 05 November 2024 - 12:54 PM.

[luxo II]

I remember these. Optically, definitely not junk. But narrow field, no coatings and an oddball barrel make it a challenge.

 

However I will suggest its time has passed and look for an APM Ultraflat 24mm which offers the widest possible field in a 1.25" barrel, superbly sharp, with modern coatings. or UFF 30mm if your scope can take 2" ep's.

Edited by luxo II, 04 November 2024 - 10:56 PM.

[LPHawaii]

Thanks everyone for posting your replies.