I wasn't able to get my camera to focus (sony a6000) even with a shorter eyepiece holder. I ended up getting a 2x televue barlow, and now I can focus without any problem.

Thanks for explaining that to me! So I am going with an ES 127 acro. It didn't look like I'd save any money just getting a lens, and this way I've got another scope.

Jamie

OK, I think that I'm getting it...

So the B600 that I have is good for a focal length of 600mm, so that's why there is the issue. As long as I keep it under 600 I should be fine. So a scope with Less than 7 should help keep the focal length down...

Jamie

I will use a full aperture ERF. So I'm actually thinking of going back to my earlier idea. Remove the objective lens. Get a thread that fits into the objective end of the scope, screw that into the scope then into a lunt filter adapter then attach a tube that will hold my new objective lens. This wa...

Looks like you had some great results!

So I'm poking around a bit more, what do you think about using an es 152mm F6.5?

It's more money, and the F ratio isn't a perfect fit, but it's got more aperture!

Jamie

Hello all, So after studying this for a bit I've hatched a new scheme to get more resolution. Please chime in! I'd like to add resolution to my Lunt 50mm by: 1) removing the objective lens. 2) Extend the tube -- I've got lots of thoughts for this but nothing concrete yet. i) One idea is to get a thr...

Thanks for the feedback. I'm definitely interested in the double stack, although my wife is starting to wonder how far this astronomy addiction will go, so that may wait till next year. I'm new to this and am having great fun enjoying the Lunt 50 as it is. I've just upgraded to a moonlite focuser la...

I was trying to kill two birds with one stone. 1) double stack my Lunt 50, 2) get higher resolution views with my SCT (I would also use a focal reducer) Disclaimer: I'm new to solar and only a novice with astronomy in general., so yes this may not be the best approach... From the forms, it looks lik...

I have a lunt LS50THa, and would like to get some better zoom and contrast. I'd like to get a double stack filter that I could use with both the Lunt 50mm scope, and my EdgeHD 8". It looks like Lunt did support DS filters on SCT's, but have stopped. I found an adapter made for my C8 class scope...