Altair 72mm EDF Deluxe refractor
Mar 25, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS: CHRIS GRIMMER
Small, short focal length refractors are extremely popular and – with a weight of 2.5kg and length of 32.5cm – the Altair 72mm EDF is marketed as a travel scope. It’s no one-trick pony, however, as the 72mm EDF is sold in two different configurations. Here we review the ‘Deluxe’ version, which is supplied with a CNC-machined dual-speed focuser, rear camera rotator and extra height tube rings. The ‘Standard’ version, meanwhile, is tailored for visual use and is fitted with a white powder – coated aluminium focuser that doesn’t include the rear camera rotator.
The telescope arrived in a single box, with its tube rings and a dovetail bar already in place. We noted that
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