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AstroStreet GSO 0.5X Focal Reducer, 2' (50.8mm) Diameter, Made in Taiwan

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  • Taiwan GSO 0.5X Reducer 2" Diameter Taiwan GS company is a very famous OEM manufacturer that continues to supply the highest quality parts to the world's top brand telescope manufacturer
  • Made in Taiwan using very good quality Hooley multi-coated lenses with CNC machined aluminum body for a luxurious look
  • [Magnification] 0.5x [Lens] 2 Element Airspace [Sleeve Diameter] 2" (50.8mm)
  • Coating: Fully Multi-coated; Height: Approx. 0.6 inches (16 mm) (excluding screws) Weight: Approx. 2.5 oz (70 g) Madein Taiwan *The above data is based on the manufacturer's catalog values


Taiwan GSO 0.5X Reducer 2" Diameter
Taiwan GS company is a very famous OEM manufacturer that continues to supply the highest quality parts to the world's top brand telescope manufacturer.
Made in Taiwan with very good quality Hooley multi-coated lenses
The construction is also CNC machined aluminum body for a luxurious look.
This product is a reliable product with a very high reputation.
[Magnification] 0.5x
Lens: 2 Element Airspaced
Sleeve Diameter: 2 inches (50.8 mm)
[Coating] Fully Multi-Coated
Height: Approx. 0.6 inches (16 mm) (excluding screws)
Weight: Approx. 2.5 oz (70 g) Madein Taiwan
The above data is the manufacturer's catalog value


RR
2025-09-02 10:38:23
With 2" eyepieces (visual use) you will get, if screwed right onto the eyepiece threads, about twice the original EP focal length; i. e., a 20 mm eyepiece becomes, effective, a 40 mm. BUT...The device WILL vignette, so you end up with a sort of 'black ring' around the bright central field, with a fuzzy edge. So you will NOT obtain the original eyepiece apparent field; various ones I've tried seem to reduce the AFOV by nearly fifty percent.In my use, it's to get a large (richest-field) exit pupil in f/10 scopes, which otherwise would require an eyepiece of 60 mm FL, no longer made by anybody! So a 30 mm eyepiece becomes effectively a 60 mm FL EP, but with greatly reduced AFOV.I find this great for trying to view the small (less than 5' long) Horsehead Nebula; because there is a very bright star nearby (Alnitak) the reduced field allows one to get it OUT of the visible area, which otherwise robs contrast and can sometimes make it nearly impossible to see the faint dark nebula with bright piercing light NEXT to it. You can avoid this by using higher power, but then you may lose contrast that enables the faint darkish cloud to stand out against the SLIGHTLY brighter overall background. I can even see a TINY TRACE of the Horsehead this way, without an H-beta filter. (But, I've had more than 40 years experience with the HH nebula B33, in over 100+ view, so beginners may not get the same results!)An important caveat to acknowledge is that this reducer, used visually with an eyepiece, *might* increase, or add, aberrations--especially with already long FL oculars. Ironically, this GSO-made product worked worst for me, with a 5-element (apparently Erfle type) GSO 42-mm "Superview" 2-inch eyepiece. Only my SCT's could reach focus with the reducer; even so, clarity and the precision of 'tight' star images suffered significantly; and eye relief and finding the 'sweet spot' for best viewing, were impaired. We found that it worked much, much better with 2" wide-fields made by Explore Scientific and Omegon, not specifically classical Erfle designs. In addition, the extra length added (especially if one uses a screw-on filter in addition) makes the eyepiece extend outward from the focuser until it seems precarious and unstable, demanding extreme care in moving the scope while seeking the correct field, and really 'cranking down' the attachment screws. When it works as-advertised, yielding an effectively wider exit pupil for lower power, it's quite satisfactory, IF the user is extremely careful. At the price, I fear that many customers might find this product to have a limited, VERY CONTEXT-SPECIFIC, utility. (Perhaps this is not so in a photographic application, but we are only visual observers and haven't tried it in that manner.)
SP
2025-08-16 11:48:33
値段は値段ですので、5倍以上の値段もする純正レデューサーとの性能の比較はしない。一部の方では、縮小できないや、ピントできない評価がありますが、これは恐らく使い方の問題かもしれません。縮小倍率やピントできるかどうかはバックフォーカス距離と関連していて、上手く調整しないと、ピントもできなくなります。自分のテストでは、sky-watcherの72EDで(焦点距離420mm)、バックフォーカス約60mmの場合、縮小率は約✕0.4かな(でたらめな計算)。バックフォーカス約35mmでは、縮小率は約✕0.7です(これもでたらめな計算です)。バックフォーカスを調整すると、主鏡とレデューサーとの距離dも変わります。場合によっては、ピントできなくなります(望遠鏡のピント調整範囲外になります)。dが長くなる場合では、まだ延長チューブ使えますが(自分は延長チューブで調整した)、dが望遠鏡フォーカサーの調整できる最短距離よりも短い場合では、どうしょうもないです。
Canberk
2025-07-08 13:02:08
Does its job and solid build quality. I recomment buying the 2" one as there will be more comma effect with the 1.25" one.
はびび
2025-05-12 16:57:32
複数の鏡筒を使用していますので変える都度付け替えていましたが、面倒なので追加購入です。周辺のある程度の収差はやむをえないのですが二個目も最初のものと同等で安定した品質でのものづくりがされていると思います。容器についてはほかの方のコメントのように今回も固かったですね。成型品なので修正されないのでしょうね。こちらも安定してます。ジッパーの袋に入れて使っています。
星空さんぽ
2025-03-29 10:57:00
彼から使うのですがきちんとした仕事をしています使うのが楽しみです
デジカメ
2025-02-02 15:24:40
写真撮影に使うと、周辺減光、周辺星流れます、中心付近は使えます。セレストロンC8の方の問題化もしれませんが
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