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Vixen Reducer HD Kit for FL55SS
- $1,495.00
Upgrading the FL55SS to F4.3 Astrograph of high performance.
This kit consists of a high performance flattener lens, a high performance focal reducer and a connecing tube ring. It improves image quality of photography by achieving a flat focal plane and reduces the focal length of the FL55SS by 0.79 times. The flattener lens corrects aberration on the periphery of a photographic field of view and it keeps images of stars sharp throughout the photographic field. The focal reducer achieves faster photographic speed of F4.3 by reducing the scope's focal length.
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Vixen Reducer HD Kit for FL55SS Description
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Sharp star images throughout a photographic field of full frame DSLR cameras.
The flattener HD lens improves off-axis image quality greatly with a minimum change of the focal length. The focal reducer HD5.5 reduces the focal ratio of the FL55SS scope from F5.5 to F4.3 (by 0.79 times) while keeping a 44mm image circle that covers imaging sensors of full frame DSLR cameras.
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A minimum loss of light toward the edge of photographic field. A 86% of illuminated field of view is sufficient for the full-size imaging sensors.
Generally astrophotographers are annoyed with the drop-off of light toward the edge of illuminated field of view when taking faint deep-sky objects with a telephoto lense or dedicated astrophoto instrument. Although this may be corrected by complicated image processing on a PC, it all depends on the image quality of an original photograph. The focal reducer HD5.5 works to keep a large 86% illuminated field of view even at the very edge of a 44mm image circle in combined with the flattener HD lens. Astrophotography of nebulae and star clusters are fun with the focal reducer HD Kit.
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Illuminated field of view at the edge of the photographic field.
86% with use of DSLR cameras with the full frame size of imaging sensors. 97% with use of DSLR cameras with the APS-C size of imaging sensors.
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Comparision in light loss between the FL55SS with the flattener HD lens plus focal reducer HD5.5 and a standard telephoto lens or astrograph.
FL55SS with the flattener HD lens plus focal reducer HD5.5
Standard telephoto lens or astrograph
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Ultimate light transmission coatings for extremely high contrast images.
The same anti-reflection AS coatings that are used for our high-end VSD100F3.8 renowned for extremely high light transmission (99.9% per surface) are provided on each of the lens surfaces of the flattener HD lens and focal reducer HD5.5. Besides, elaborate matte-finishes are given to eliminate internal reflections and loss of light completely.
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Sample images "Veil nebula" "Debeb and North America nebula"
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Setup configurations
Specifications
Flattener HD for FL55SS
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Applicable toFL55SS optical tube asembly
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Effective focal length500mm to 312mm
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Magnification1.04x
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Focal ratioF5.5 to F5.7
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Image circle44mm in diameter
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Illuminated filed of view96%
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Optical construction2 elements in 1 group
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Optical coatingsAS coatings (More than 99.9% light transmission per lens surface)
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Dimensions58mm dia x 30mm long
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Weight107 g
Flattener HD for FL55SS plus focal reducer HD5.5
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Applicable toFL55SS optical tube assembly
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Effective focal length300mm to 237mm
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Magnification0.79x
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Image circle44mm in diameter
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Illuminated field of view86%
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Optical construction2 elements in 1 group + 3 elements in 3 groups
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Optical coatingsAS coatings (More than 99.9% light transmission per lens surface)
Focal reducer HD5.5
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Applicable toFL55SS optical tube assembly
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Magnification0.76x
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Optical construction3 elements in 3 groups
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Optical coatingsAS caotings (More than 99.9% light transmission per lens surface)
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Dimensions68mm dia. 45.3mm long
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Weight237 g