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The scope looks quite long, perhaps means better CA control at the edges than some others.
The scope looks quite long, perhaps means better CA control at the edges than some others.
Hi,
would be nice, but I think it's rather that Mme Zeiss is fairly small... looks like the scope is about twice as long as the SF (which looks enormous on her) if we disregard the extended dewcap... so that would make 350mm and change...
Joachim
I estimate 420mm about same as ATX
Lee
In the first photo it looks longer (compare with the iphone?). My guess is 450+ mm for the body only.
Maybe I am missing something but don't I still see a ribbed knob on the eyepiece for zoom adjustment. If so then the two helicals could be course and fine focus...at least in that list pic above. I didn't look at the others yet.
Lee,
Agree with you about arguing, but speculation is always fun. The first photo you attached is pretty directly from the side, which allows a measurement of both the total length of the scope (L) and the outside diameter of the objective end (D). Their ratio allows calculating the overall length once D is assigned a reasonable value based on some educated guessing. My first guess is based on measuring D on my ATX 95 (110 mm), and this would give an overall length for the Zeiss of 49.5 cm. If the Zeiss would have slimmer bodywork and armoring, it could perhaps have a D of 105 mm which gives L as 47.3 cm. D = 100 is stretching it for a 95 mm clear aperture in an armored body, but if that were possible it would give L = 45 cm.
ATX with lens caps on comes to ca 43 cm and with the EXT 1,7 attached, ca 48 cm.
So the Zeiss seems to be a little longer, but really only about 2-3 cm. This makes no difference one way or another in practice.
What will make or break this new scope is how free of aberrations the image will be, both in the cherry specimen and in the average to below average specimen. There will always be visible quality differences, but keeping them small enough is key.
Kimmo
Maybe I am missing something but don't I still see a ribbed knob on the eyepiece for zoom adjustment. If so then the two helicals could be course and fine focus...at least in that list pic above. I didn't look at the others yet.
Don't let us be like some men: arguing over 1" or 30mm in length....... :eek!:
Lee
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speculating is fun, but not knowing is annoying, please bring on the leaks from the Zeiss head quarters, this is worse than torture...:-O
The two rings resemble the "dual speed" focuser on this Minox scope:
http://www.minox.com/index.php?id=md_88_w_overview&L=2