![]() As its retractable, it seems to slide very easily and with the dew heater fitted and viewing/imaging close to the zenith, you get the feeling it might slide back under its own weight. The second issue we had was the dew shield. To rectify this we just attached it to a slightly longer dovetail - problem solved. Perhaps with a lighter camera it would be fine however an extra 2 or 3 inches would give a lot more leeway for getting better balance for heavier cameras. Firstly the dovetail bar was way too short to get perfect balance, especially with a heavy camera on the end. However we did have two small issues with it, although to be fair, these were easily fixable. ![]() Even the red anodised tube rings and carry handle looked very clean and well made and the whole setup feels rock solid. ![]() Overall on first impression the telescope seems extremely well built, you can tell quality was not sacrificed in anyway either in production or the materials used. What's great about having the filter inside the corrector is that it doesn't affect the back focus to the camera, which in this refractor is 55mm from the last M48 thread on the corrector - the required distance for most cameras. Inside the corrector there is a 2" thread for using a 2" mounted filter but if you use 1.25" filters you will need an adapter to use this feature. There is also a dual speed focuser to help you make minute adjustments to reach perfect focus. The other feature which Astrophotographers will really appreciate is the rotating focuser ring which makes framing your target so much easier - Simply loosen the 3 brass screws and rotate the focus tube to the desired angle. The carry handle is also really useful too, not just for carrying the scope (obviously!) but you can also use it to mount a DSLR camera, an ASIAir PRO, a Microcomputer or any other accessory you see fit (we used it to attach the controls for the dew heater. At a weight of about 1.8kg its also light and so won't need a very large mount to use it either, even a good star tracker would probably work fine too, making it an ideal travel telescope.Īpart from its compact size, some of the features we really liked where its graduated focus tube, which is handy to help ensure the same focus during different viewing sessions (You'd be amazed how many high end telescopes don't have this basic feature). One thing we noticed about this Telescope is its size, its really short (with the dew shield retracted), this means its going to be great for transporting to dark sky locations or even on Holidays, as you will have no problems fitting it into a small travel bag. The 61EDPH is a wide field, 6 element, APO Triplet Refractor which includes a reducer and flattener as part of the package and although it can also be used quite well for visual Astronomy, it certainly excels at Astrophotography. TS (Teleskop Service) is a German company based in Ransburg Germany and offer a wide range of premium Astronomy and Astrophotography equipment including telescopes, binoculars and mount accessories. Following our most recent star test, in this brief review we are going to look at the TS 61EDPH APO Refractor Telescope.
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