This reducer was specially developed for the newer Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes from Meade with ACF optics ("Advanced Coma Free"), which already have integrated field flattening. Here, the Lepus acts as a pure reducer to shorten the focal length.
It is very well suited for f/8 and f/10 Meade ACFs. The reducer has a 2" SC thread as an SCT edition, no slip sleeve!
The reducer has an integrated filter thread for screwing in various nebulae filters.
Lepus has a back focus of over 100 mm (105 mm), enabling it to fully illuminate a 22 mm CCD chip.
Advantages of the Optec Lepus Standard Reducer:
- The focal length of the telescope is reduced by a factor of 0.62. A focal length of 2000 mm becomes 1240 mm.
- The exposure time is reduced to less than 40%.
- Connection to the Meade ACF telescope is made directly via a 2" SC thread.
- The generous working distance of 105 mm from the connection flange allows the use of off-axis guiders or filter wheels.
The Lepus SCT Edition has a 2" SC thread on the telescope side and a dovetail on the camera side for Optec camera mounts.
The appropriate adaptors for the respective camera model are available as accessories.
