Looking for a small (60-110 mm) refractor to piggyback on a C11" for Imaging

Bruce.  I am impressed with the Askar FMA lineup.  I own the 180mm FL and 260mm, they make models all the way up to 600mm I believe.  They are ready to go right out of the box with reducer/ FF's and even mounting hardware. 

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scott

If $$$ and  weight is not an issue.  Then The Takahashi FSQ85ED.  May have issues if using a full frame, but you shouldn't have any issues with the ASI2600.  The FSQ106 is very heavy.

Lynn K.

Second the fsq85.

The new 110 should be interesting. Not much info about timing. Roland said they are actively in the production phase but they also said they were finalizing material specs on the reducer. The real draw for that is that it's designed to handle imx455. 

I dont know if it will be a 2022 or 2023 thing. Who knows. 

The stowaway is tough to beat though if you plan to use aps-c. I never tested it with imx455 but the reducer definitely wouldn't support it. Maybe the flattener would?? It would be really close.   They are easily had on the used market and there is virtually no copy variation so you're almost guaranteed to get a good one. Plus AP happily supports second owners. 

Personally, I don't like the color correction of any of the fsq scopes. They are optically old designs and don't play well with the tiny pixels. Tak redesigned the flattener for the toa line and they are incredible. It would be nice to see an update on the fsq as well.

I had the opertunity to get on the AP Stowaway list.  I have the original Tak FSQ106ED and though there may be an AP advantage of superior optics, I couldn't justify the difference. I use Starlight Xpress Sx814 & SX46 plus QHY268 on the Tak at F3.64.  I have beed very happy with it. Going to full frame will bring on a whole new level of flat field issues, not to mention filter cost. That,  I can/t justify for the extra realestate.  I also don't invision myself traveling to NM or Hawaii with the scope.

I refuse to pay $1000-$1500 profit to a Stowaway reseller.

I have been notified my AP about the AP110 list, when it comes up.  I have a AP130GTX and even though the QUAD reducer/corrector does not give a flat field with a full frame, I have difficulty selling the AP130GTX and replacing it with the AP110, just to get more celestial realestate.

Just my openion, but I would have difficulty putting a 5K plus scope on a mass produced spherical SCT as a scondary imaging scope.
By the way I have a Celestron C11XLT, 9.25XLT and Edge 8.  All greate scopes vuisually, and not bad photographically for the buck.  I did mono filtered Hyperstar with the C11 for years.  A lot of work!, and the FSQ106 will match it with a lot last hassle .  A bit off the subject, but I am in the process of setting up a  used Officina Stellare RH200 at F3 as my fast system and will be compairing it to the FSQ106 at F3.64. Not sure what to expect.

Lynn K.