Moravian cameras and tilt adjustment

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Dan Brown avatar
Dan Brown avatar
I bought a GTX110 a couple of weeks ago and now I need to outfit the scope. I would like to try a Moravian camera instead of my usual QHY brand. I use an Octopi on my current rig and like it. Does anybody know if the Octopi will work with the Moravian C1×61000 model?
Thanks,
Dan
Luigi avatar
Luigi avatar
Hi, I have the Moravian C1 61000 with a ToA130 and there is little if any need to adjust tilt. QC seems pretty good with them.  In case you need to fix any tilt, the flange is already equipped with 3 push-pull screws
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Luigi
Luigi avatar
Luigi avatar
I meant C3-61000
Dark Matters Astrophotography avatar
Dark Matters Astrophotography avatar
The Moravian will not work with the Octopi but will work fine with the provided tilt adjuster or you can use the Gerd Neumann tilt adjuster.

With that said, as a dealer for Moravian, we’ve setup a number of their cameras and have not seen the need for tilt adjustment on almost all of them. We did need to make adjustments on a DR500 at f3 but I’m not convinced it was the camera that was the issue in that case.
Bill McLaughlin avatar
Bill McLaughlin avatar
I have had two Moravians, an older 16200 now sold and a C3- 26000.  The 16200 had a chip that was so badly off tilt it had to go back to be replaced. The new one has been great. The new ones also have a very nice tip tilt adjustment system that is preloaded with an innovative "spring ring".

I do wish it was four point and not three (would be easier to adjust) but works well.

OTOH, avoid their OAG - it is total crap. I use a MMOAG with mine.
Jure Menart avatar
Jure Menart avatar
Bill McLaughlin:
I have had two Moravians, an older 16200 now sold and a C3- 26000.  The 16200 had a chip that was so badly off tilt it had to go back to be replaced. The new one has been great. The new ones also have a very nice tip tilt adjustment system that is preloaded with an innovative "spring ring".

I do wish it was four point and not three (would be easier to adjust) but works well.

OTOH, avoid their OAG - it is total crap. I use a MMOAG with mine.

Interesting info: I am planning in some mid-term to buy Moravian camera (not sure about the size yet and I am afraid to open subject here for suggestions ). Besides camera I've planned to have also their EFW (7 positions, only possibility to have external one) and their OAG.

What was wrong with theirs?
Bill McLaughlin avatar
Bill McLaughlin avatar
Jure Menart:
Bill McLaughlin:
I have had two Moravians, an older 16200 now sold and a C3- 26000.  The 16200 had a chip that was so badly off tilt it had to go back to be replaced. The new one has been great. The new ones also have a very nice tip tilt adjustment system that is preloaded with an innovative "spring ring".

I do wish it was four point and not three (would be easier to adjust) but works well.

OTOH, avoid their OAG - it is total crap. I use a MMOAG with mine.

Interesting info: I am planning in some mid-term to buy Moravian camera (not sure about the size yet and I am afraid to open subject here for suggestions ). Besides camera I've planned to have also their EFW (7 positions, only possibility to have external one) and their OAG.

What was wrong with theirs?

Way to basic and very hard to adjust. Prism was too small and guide camera attachment mechanism was also not good. Given that their cameras are very good it surprised me that their OAG was so bad - it frankly looks like an afterthought.
Dark Matters Astrophotography avatar
Dark Matters Astrophotography avatar
Yeah the OAG design could be better. The Optec Sagitta is fantastic though for systems that have the room for it.
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