RedCat61 WIFD Review - Finally no more helical focuser!

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RedCat61 WIFD Review - Finally no more helical focuser!

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Жыл бұрын

Redcat 61 WIFD: bit.ly/3pp76DQ
Hey everyone, this is a review of the new william optics WIFD Redcat 61. Another interesting telescope with a unique focuser design. This allows the focuser to not flex or tilt, and minimize vignetting. Which gives you also you the freedom to use a more inexpensive autofocuser. This little guy performed quite well in producing some images.
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Hope you enjoy the video!

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@damiengalanaud3817 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video Bray. I just received mine 2 days ago and can’t wait to test it. There is a simple fix to the focus lock issue if you really need to use it: simply rotate 180° the dovetail, or move it toward the back of the telescope. And WO even provides you with this nifty set of Allen keys to do it !

@keeslp4690 Жыл бұрын

The image looks great! Also fun to see you do stuff with more common gear

@woody5109 Жыл бұрын

Right, Nice to see gear the rest of can relate too.

@rifleman175 Жыл бұрын

Actually since you were using NINA, you could try out the three star polar align plug-in! It would enable you to polar align anywhere in the sky, without having need for a view of Polaris. Cheers from Singapore!

@deep_space_dave Жыл бұрын

Hey Bray! Williams Optical has truly produced something special here! We need more innovation like this as astrophotography evolves. I love your setup, looks amazing! I have the HEM27EC and the encoder on RA really helps when imaging in LP skies so I am less reliant on guiding. Looks like you are enjoying your HEM27 as much as I am! I recently ventured into using mono, actually a QHY600M on a RASA 8, yep it works and the FOV is amazing. Hope I can create beautiful works like yours in the future 🙂 Thanks for the video and clear skies!

@woody5109 Жыл бұрын

I don’t do cold 😂😂 appreciate your honesty, great images, thanks Bray.

@astrofalls Жыл бұрын

Im an arizonian what can i say

@Darfe78 Жыл бұрын

Nice time lapse! Here at 65 deg, north the sun is up 20/7 right now. I can´t wait till early september for astrophoto...

@Si-fp2ij Жыл бұрын

Nice review Bray, looks a great location too! Just got these two targets myself 2 weeks ago so it was interesting to see your image Cheers Si

@user-lt9py2pu6u Жыл бұрын

Great review and nice image Bray. Re the Red Cat 51, Given that your set ups are automated, I don't see the problem with the helical focuser as there are plenty of auto focuser kits available for these but yeah, manual focusing can be a pain. As for the 61 it looks great but here in the UK it sells at around twice the price of a 51 which I think is a bit steep. The plus side of any Petzval scope is that a field flattener is unnecessary and I also believe you do not have to worry about back focus. I've seen the 61 classed as a beginners scope but at the price I'm not sure it is (for me the best beginners scope for DS Astro photography is the Samyang / Rokinon 135 f2 lens I just can't see better value for money).

@mupangamwanakatwe1300 Жыл бұрын

Hey my man - as usual, a great video in your laid-back style!! Keep ‘em coming 💪🏿!!

@my-pixels Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. I actually like the idea of using that kind of focuser. There's no need to buy an expensive focuser now that would hold a heavy camera weight well.

@michaelcrapo883 Жыл бұрын

Just so you know, that was not an air glow band, but the effect from your images passing through a power line. If you look at your stars, you will see spikes from the power line.

@groundhoppingwlkp3622 Ай бұрын

13:53 - star shapes are less than optimal. That flashses from brights ones are signal that collimation/cell isn't working well

@AstroDragon33 Жыл бұрын

You always have such nice DSLR shots of the eaths rotation/Milkyway sky. What camera do you use for this, and tracker? and what are your typical exposure numbers? Keep it up man your living the dream of millions

@robertsakall1777 11 ай бұрын

Have two mirrors and though I could make up two telescopes mounted next to each other. Also want to hang this 4.5 inch refractor, f-5. Thought that could be a spotting scope. Also have a lot of arduino boards I use with projects and thought they could control stepper motors to move things around. Then your computer does it all and didn't have to write code. Well, I have a lot of electronics parts and assemblies. Very crafty also. Have lots of tools to make things.

@user-od3di4jf3n 4 ай бұрын

とても素晴らしい画像ですね天体写真は、天候や月齢、望遠鏡の性能やガイド性能、画像処理とやることやおぼえることが多いので大変ですね RedCatはいいですね

@qwertymonsta 6 ай бұрын

Wow what a great photo!

@marvinwhisman3333 28 күн бұрын

Are you still using the Redcat 61? Thinking about buying this scope, primarily for the new focuser. If you are still using it do you have any thoughts on the scope after using it for a year. Really enjoy your videos and channel.

@wb5plj 4 ай бұрын

nice, how did you capture that opening scene time laps?

@David-zl3bi Жыл бұрын

WHERE CAN WE BUY THESE EQUIPMENT ????

@dlindsay1797 6 ай бұрын

My brother gets eaten alive. He also likes to wear shorts and a short sleave shirt to accommodate the mosquitoes. Good review!

@vtambellini 11 ай бұрын

Any reason to not prefer the gt71 with .8 reducer over this? ~30 more mm of focal length, ~.2 focal ratio faster and like $600 cheaper for same optics quality

@area51xi Жыл бұрын

Hi Bray. What's the guide scope in this setup? Looks nice and compact. My current guide is way too big.

@keithhanssen7413 Жыл бұрын

Just curious, did you take the 2nd time lapse with the star adventurer, or a simple tripod?

@astrofalls Жыл бұрын

Simple tripod!

@efx245precor3 Жыл бұрын

17:17 awesome

@rupee3 Жыл бұрын

Great image! May just be me but the sound cuts out at 11:15 and the remainder of the video. Skies look so cool behind you 😎

@EarthAndSky4u Жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@Kaienhere Жыл бұрын

5:11 actually useful information

@marsiellarikard9004 Жыл бұрын

P r o m o s m 🌺

@efx245precor3 Жыл бұрын

It’s brother is not a petzval. Triffid not tri fid

@ccwoodruffgmailcom Жыл бұрын

Great video! So seems like its a bit heavy for backpacking. Are there any scopes that you would recommend in the 60mm - 80mm range that are in the 5-7 lb range? Oh and also, what were the specs on the time-lapse (camera, settings etc) as it is great as well! Thanks again for all of great work and insights! Chris