SingAstro

Hi all:

For a friend of mine I'm looking for:

Manfrotto Tripod 055 series (for ETX105)

OR

ETX Field tripod

Please PM or email me your asking price

Thanks for looking.

debash,
10mm with 2x barlow on an etx105 will give 300x magnification, a bit too much i believe. Should stay below 200x imho.

Arief

Thanks, Arief. Revised my ad.

Hi Debash/Arief,
Actually it depends on where you are observing. If his intended site in India is as good as Mersing, than the 10mm is ok. In fact, I have used the ETX105 up to x300+ with reasonable good images. (The ETX105 is rated up to x425).
I have ever gone up to x500 observing Uranus and Neptune...but yes...for Singapore, 10mm is useful for a softer image of Saturn and Jupiter..

rich

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Want to Buy: Manfrotto Tripod 055 series (for ETX105)

Debash, have you tried the photo shops? When i bought my tripod last year, it was the head and not the tripod itself that was under the waitlist. I went Alan Photo, MS Color, John at Funan, all of them had supply for my 055B tripod.

Hi Debash
As I have spoken earlier, the manfrotto tripods are good quality tripods and the 055 is indeed more sturdy than the 190D but as their mounting plate is still a small piece, it would be best if your friend can try and look for an ETX field tripod at least. the base plate is wide and more stable.

rich

Hi Zong, no I have't tried the photoshops yet, will do that....been waiting long time for one to show up on used market but still none.

Thanks, Rich ...will look for the field tripod as well.

u can try the clubsnap forums for the 055 legs, but not easy to find one since most people don't buy that for photographic purposes.

anyway, 2nd hand prices for manfrotto are within 80-90% of their original prices, so don't bother too much about finding one 2nd handed.

if u are really keen on owning one, go down to penisula plaza, find this shop cathay photo and ask for steven. alternatively, go to funan centre, find this shop john 3:16 and ask for samuel.

~MooEy~