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Subject: Re: Image shift
From: Bob Cantor
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Feb 03 00:12:37 1995

I don't have any noticeable image shift.

Bob Cantor rcantor@tyrell.net

On Wed, 25 Jan 1995, Todd Gross wrote:

> My LX5 2080 had just about 0 image shift my lx 200 10 " is as bad
> >as yours I would say (I havent measured it) even at low powers 45mm it
> >noticable and in a 10mm eyepiece it goes about all the way across the FOV as
> >I focus though I wouldn't describe it as a jump but it does move quickly even
> >when doing med fine focusing. The only people who I heard from that were
> >real happy with a soultion is with a JMI NGF-S motofocus. If you hear of
> >somethig less expensive let me know as they are about $300. What a bummer I
> >know.
>
> This doesn't make sense to me... firstly why would the JMI NGF-S fix the
> problem? Doesn't it just effectively turn the focuser automatically?
>
> Secondly, how could you put up with even more shift than I am describing, it
> just cannot be acceptable. At 10 mm, it shifted maybe 1/3-1/2 of the FOV,
> yours twice as much - and I am depressed?
>
> Scott Roberts suggested a solution in our FAQ but it looked a bit technical to
> me. I have written him asking for some suggestions..
>
> Of our group.. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOU HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMAGE SHIFT?
>
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>
> -Todd
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