Posts Made By: Matt Luttinen

hmm, the old aperture jump question again . . .

I vote for 18" or even 20". The jump from 12.5" to 14.5" will be real but subtle to the eye.

Might I suggest a 24" F4.3 Starmaster? Now there's a big hunk-o-glass, and you only need a 4-step utility ladder to use with it.

Yep, or maybe one of those 28" F3.8 Starstructures being made . . . and use the SAME ladder. Nice!

Food for thought!

Matt

Here's an image:

Russell,

A nice comparo! I'm not sure the Tak image shows less. In fact, it seems to have greater contrast given the level of processing, and I think a bit more detail can be seen on some parts of the disk.

How about presenting another set with the two images enlarged to the same size, and with contrast levels adjusted to be as similar as possible?

Matt
Glendale, AZ