Hi list,

Well, I seem to be in the market for an electric focuser, and I need a
recommendation.

I know about the benefits of the NGF-S style focusers, but for travel and
backfocus (not to mention cost) reasons, I may want to use the the type
that attaches to the existing focus knob on my LX200. Unfortunately, I
don't know if there are better and worse designs out there, so.......

For specific focusers that you may have owned or used, can anyone answer
some questions like:

How much does it interfere with smooth manual focusing?
How precisely does it start/stop when used with the scope focuser outlet?
Does it present a large physical obstruction (ie., how easily can you still
reach the focus knob)?
Reliability?
Construction, fit, finish?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance (and hoping for some solar observing this weekend)!
Paul




Paul Goelz
Rochester Hills, MI

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