Baader lenses? (1 Viewer)

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carsonbm

Member

• Jun 9, 2008

• #1

Does anyone know where to buy Baader products?

 

JGobeil

Nature Photographer

• Jun 9, 2008

• #2

Try these guys. They distribute Baader in the US. I have orderer an EP from them - good service and communications, fast shipping.
http://alpineastro.com/index.htm

 

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wings

Well-known member

• Jun 13, 2008

• #3

I've read quite a few mention of the Baader Barlow lenses. Are they used for birding? digiscoping? astro-viewing? What is the advantage of such low magnification (e.g. 2x)

 

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maxxxx

Member

• Jun 14, 2008

• #4

wings said:

I've read quite a few mention of the Baader Barlow lenses. Are they used for birding? digiscoping? astro-viewing? What is the advantage of such low magnification (e.g. 2x)

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I think you may be misunderstanding something. The 2x refers to a doubling of the focal length of a scope not to magnification. Because magnification is a function of FL to double the FL length of a scope is to double it's magnification. Thus if you have a scope that gives you 60x a 2x barlow will, in that scope, double it's power to 120x.