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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FernandoBatista" data-source="post: 1797194" data-attributes="member: 10035">The lens doesn't move at all any more, I removed everything from it, lenses, iris, focus mechanism, everything has come off. The only thing I wanted from the lens was the CPU. But the lens body actually was a bonus since the inside of this lens is the exact same inner diameter of the focuser tube, so I just had to stick a tube and secure it on both sides, on the lens side the tube is permanently fixed and the on the focuser side I can remove with a 2mm allen key, in case I want to use the scope as a scope again. Also the inside of this lens is aluminium so it made a very solid setup, and the rubber grip from the zoom is the same diameter of the WO focuser. I guess I couldn't have found better even if I looked.So, with all that I actually left the lens there like it is, although that wasn't my original idea. But I'm going back to that and I'm in the process of making another adapter, I'll use the CPU of this lens, but this time on a machined Teflon part, just being picky but I prefer the aesthetics of my new adapter <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>