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Support (Please note, this is primarily a user forum, for direct Atik support, please email support@atik-cameras.com) => Atik Infinity => Topic started by: StarMike on March 23, 2016, 02:52:26 pm
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Hi, I am hoping someone at Atik or someone else can help me. I am getting a lot of vignetting (see attached pic) and hope there is some way to improve this. I have a C11 with that Meade F3.3 reducer on the back. It gives just about the perfect FOV for my Atik Infinity but with terrible vignetting >:(. I attached the visual back to the FR and the camera slides right into that. Any help to fix this issue, I talked to some AP guys and they say flats may be the answer, but the Infinity software does not have the ability to incorporate those in it's stacking routine. I hope someone has an answer
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Wow, no responses. I sent an email directly to Atik yesterday as well and have not received a response :(
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I did receive a response from Atik. They recommended doing some external processing, but that defeats the purpose of live-viewing. I have been asking this this question on the CloudyNights forum, and they recommended some spacers to get the F3.3 reducer to an F5 and that should help. I am going to do this. The F3.3 reducer was designed for 1/3" chips, which the Infinity is much larger than that, so that is my primary issue. I will post back once I have tried at F5
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Yes I would agree with this Mike and the Meade 3.3 was not designed to work at f/3.3 unless your using a 1/3rd " sensor. I would also decrease your spacing between the outer lens of the 3.3 and your CCD sensor to around f4.5 - f5.5 range.
Chris
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Thanks Chris, yes, I have the spacers ordered and they should be here on Saturday