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Colmic is back with a new setup!!

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Hi all,

sorry sorry sorry for these monthes of silence, but i bought a new house with my girlfriend, with a great-oriented garden :)
Last month i bought a new setup too.

Before : Tak TOA 130 + EM200 + modified PST + 2 SM90 + BF15

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After : Tak TSA 120 + Vixen Sphinx SXD + 2 SM90 in DS + BF15.
I gain 6kg on optic, 8kg on mount, 10kg on counterweights (only one 3,7kg with the Sphinx !!) and 10kg on tripod !!!
Now i can carry all the setup from house to garden !

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Here are my first tests with this new setup + Grasshopper3 ICX674.

Full-disc from yesterday, 12 panes mosaic with Barlow TV 1,8x :

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Full-disc from 8 march (my birthday !), 4 panes mosaic at prime focus :

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Zoom from 8 march, with Barlow 1,8x :

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Zooms from 6 march, with Barlow 1,8x :

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wow love the gear and the results


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Great looking set up, great looking pictures.


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Stunning images - oh yeah!


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Michel it,s good to have you back.


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I wondered where you had gone, welcome back :hamster: :hamster: :hamster: although my competition is back :lol: :lol: :lol:

What a fantastic collection :bow :bow :bow

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Hi Michel,
Top images as always.
Great idea, I will see if I can get a girl friend and buy another house with a couple of new solar set ups.lol :hamster:


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I just fell out of my chair!

Those shots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :o


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Looking great all round! Lovely new gear and pics!
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Thank you all, happy to come back with you :) You missed me!

Alex, yes competition is back ! But actually i have some problems to adjust correctly the two SM90 together. Constrast on filaments is not as good as expected.

My new garden is far better exposed, i can image Sun from East to west, and the best is at south :)

Here in France, weather is clear for several days, yeahh!


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Thats a really nice setup! But you will miss those foam covered counterweights...

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Lovely set up. The imagery is awesome. I envy the 2 90mm. :mrgreen:


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Beautiful setup and images , thank you for sharing !


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Welcome back! Excellent images! :cool:


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Congratulations Michel on your new house, new equipment and on your birthday.

What a beautiful collection of superb images.

Félicitations !!!!

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Great images and setup.

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Great setup and images. Welcome back Michel


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