Once again Ruz thanks for the HONEST unbiased Review! I like the WO Z61 Comparison honestly. Mine has been my go to scope when i can ONLY take one...
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Always my pleasure mate, aim to be as honest and unbiased as can be! So you have the Z61 or the SS61?
@bloodstone2000
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography I have the "Z61" not the second one... Purchased from opt back in april. And LOVE it. It's really my one grab and go if i have to take just one right now.
@dannychaing8428
3 жыл бұрын
I checked the dew shield of my 61EDPH2 (with flattener/reducer); mine is reasonably tight. I have not noticed the blue bloat, may be I am inexperienced and not used to examine the data by individual channels; however, thanks for your solution. I used this OTA with an ASI294MC Pro and frequently with an Optolong L-Extreme in 1Q, 2021. Thanks for your detailed review. I just became your subscriber.
@HelenasAstrophotography
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Ruz! Always love your reviews :)
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Helena glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words
@LogansAstro
3 жыл бұрын
Very in depth review. Some more thought needs to go into how they make these built in dew shields. My Skywatcher Esprit also has a very loose dew shield despite the so called tightening screws and I've had to stick velcro in to stop it from sliding around.
@trevorgreen2232
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great informative demo of this small scope. Sharpstar now have a replacement objective lens cell that fixes teh Blue bloat and I believe they send them free for affected scopes. A Great travel setup and look forward to watching more of your presentations.
@ChucksAstrophotography
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review, I've been thinking about getting this scope.
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure Chuck. What's your thoughts on it then? Or just going to save and get the Radian Raptor?
@ChucksAstrophotography
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography I like this scope, but now I've been persuaded to go even wider and get a RedCat. I haven't ordered it yet - but it looks like the RedCat is my final decision.
@TheNarrowbandChannel
3 жыл бұрын
A very good and complete review. I am watching it a second time now. Have one myself now and am going to barrow a friends Radian Raptor to compare. Should make for a good time.
@thethirdman225
Жыл бұрын
Good review. Good pickup on the field curvature. That dew shield would drive me nuts.
@AstroFarsography
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. The dew shield seems to be an issue with th3 copy I had for review. I saw another telescope in person recently and the shield was tight on that one
@avt_astro206
3 жыл бұрын
Great depth Review!! Such a Compact little Scope, Really Looks like a Camera Lens to be Honest. Like a Grab N Go Astrophotography Setup. Really Nice!!
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
It is a nice grab and go scope for sure. It felt Ike it would work amazingly on a star tracker!
@BRP42
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know about this scope! Appreciate your review!
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome and thanks for watching and commenting. Are you after a wide telescope then?
@BRP42
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography not sure. Looking for something at some point to take better photos with my iOptron skyguider pro. I’m using my canon sl2 right now.
@Astrolavista
3 жыл бұрын
Oh you know I've been waiting for this one! :) As you also know I had concerns about the blue channel from a CN thread I read, although apparently using a dew heater around the lens cell helps? Still CA from the flattener would continue to be a problem I guess so I agree that Sharpstar needs to look into this..as well as that floppy dew shield. If you get a clear patch of sky to test out the native CA with a dew heater strap that would be cool. I still think I'd be more comfortable with a half decent doublet, but the Sharpstar is another option for people and options are good. It's really important that people do their research before buying and videos like yours certainly helps with this, so thank you :)
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know you've been keen on this one! Well here's the kicker mate, all those shots I've taken with this has been with a dew band around the primary so that rules that test out I guess!
@Astrolavista
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography Ah! although to be 100% I think I need to clarify whether this was specifically the 61ED or another SharpStar Apo, but the heater band doesn't look hopeful as a fix by the sounds of it then. In this price range we're looking at £636 for the 61ED with flattener and £699 for a Redcat with built in field flattener. Hopefully Sharpstar will continue to work on things in future iterations like you mention :)
@mediocrefunkybeat
3 жыл бұрын
Feels like they've cut a few corners to make it a triplet. I suspect the William Optics is optically superior, even though it's 'only' a doublet. Thank you for the honest review.
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Mhm I see what you're saying. I might try to get one of those WO scopes in the future,. I know for the longest time I did covet a zenithstar that's for sure
@mediocrefunkybeat
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography You've forgotten more about astrophotography than I'll ever know but I've seen similar things happen in other fields. Adding extra features at the expense of performance and/or quality. With that said, at my level the telescope is the least important factor...!
@beatriceheinze2294
3 жыл бұрын
I have the William Optics z61 v1 and it is really a great scope. Pinpoint stars, nice contrast and good build quality. Two years ago, I bought it as my first refractor and I still love to use it.
@derekbaker3279
3 жыл бұрын
@@beatriceheinze2294 Do you use a reducer or field flattener when you do astrophotography? I wonder if William Optics add another ED lens in their reducer & field flattener to correct the colour a bit more, so the overall colour correction is at the level of an apochromatic triplet. 🤔
@beatriceheinze2294
3 жыл бұрын
@@derekbaker3279 yes, I use a field flattener "F-FLAT61" from WO and I've never experienced bad colours with my WO Zenithstar 61. I know people who are used to image a lot with a triplet refractor, Sky-Watcher Esprit series etc., who were positively surprised that my WO z61 performs so good (not want to brag about it). I from my side was surprised when they told me that. Maybe the reducer&field flattener that you used on a WO scope had ED glass from a lesser quality. I don't know because I'm only familiar with the 1st generation WO Zenithstar 61 and its FF.
@R46Fazer
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your review. I've now cancelled my order on a SharpStar 61EDPH from FLO. And ordered a WO Zenithstar 61 II instead, which also happen to be in stock:-)
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your William Optics! I had my eye on a zenithstar for so long personally as well. I'm sure it'll treat you well :)
@davidmurren4644
3 жыл бұрын
Good honest review. Thanks Ruzeen!
@Wheeljack678
3 жыл бұрын
I really like your honest reviews. You criticize the negatives in the same manner as you praise the positives. One other thing to mention about the scope, is that it is also almost half the price of the super-popular and lightweight William Optics RedCat 51 (250mm f/4.9). Would be interesting to see how these two compare in terms of image quality when the Sharpstar is being used with a reducer (to bring it down to 275mm).
@jl88897
3 жыл бұрын
Half the price? FLO is selling the Redcat for £699 and the EDPH2 with the reducer for £636.
@Wheeljack678
3 жыл бұрын
FLO has the EDPH2 at $438 William Optics has the RedCat at $823 That's what I found when I made the comment.
@drummingspain207
2 жыл бұрын
@@Wheeljack678 Comparing apples with apples (both units from FLO), as of 04.10.21 here in the UK, the RedCat is £699 and the SharpStar is £438. BUT, the reducer is a further £199 (in total £637). So pretty similar in price
@msacco
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I really liked it and agree with your points. I'm really wondering about the chromatic aberration though. The raptor as far as I know uses the exact same glasses(confirmed to me by OPT), and it does seems to appear on the raptor as well, but not always. I have a friend with a perfect raptor scope with no chromatic aberration at all. I received my sharpstar 61 EDPH II back in december, and just thought that my sharpstar is inferior to the raptor optics wise, but then another friend of mine got the raptor and had severe chromatic aberration, which really made me wonder... I've messaged OPT about this and they immediately told me to return the scope for RMA as it's faulty. It was a long procedure, and I had to pay $80 for shipping(OPT also helped with the other $80 so kudos to them!), and I literally just got the new scope today, and I'm really scared now after seeing your review which also shows this awful chromatic aberration, I hope I didn't pay so much for nothing. The odd thing is, just as you said, the issue seems to be with the reducer, and not the scope itself, as it was made for the sharpstar 61 EDPH I and not the EDPH II, but OPT specifically told me to return everything and not just the reducer. I have no idea why really, is it really the scope? Is it only the reducer? Very confusing.... I did receive the following written on my reducer this time "61EDPH (II) Special Reducer" or in the connection diagram: "61EDPH (II) Focal Reducer Connection Diagram". I don't think I've had that the first time I got the scope. Maybe they just update it and it's literally the same, maybe not. Will test it out tonight and hopefully get something good.
@michs1708
3 жыл бұрын
good review, because that is not a cheap scope and should be better quality at that price.
@bryanjames5767
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great info you always provide. Your videos are great!
@mycarolinaskies
3 жыл бұрын
A light coating of clear enamel in a couple of strips behind the dew shield either side of the OTA should give enough friction to stop the slipping.
@Yambolic
3 жыл бұрын
Good review Ruz, thanks. I'm not sure that a longer vixen dovetail will solve the balance issue on its own. Sure, you'll be able balance better but the longer dovetail is going to hit the focuser and you won't be able to operate the focus lock screw. A spacer is required between telescope and dovetail to overcome this issue. You can of course rotate the focuser out the way, to the top of the scope but I'm a bit of a traditionalist and like it underneath. I like the telescope, it's got a huge field of view and on my EQ 5 mount the balance isn't an issue but it's unusable on a Star Adventurer.
@Cashewnut63728
3 жыл бұрын
Very good honest review. Good job👍
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert!
@davidduffy9806
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve one of these Uber cute scopes, nil issue with the dew shield.
@tomcollicott3680
3 жыл бұрын
Need to bear in mind that with mono the filter will make a difference to the degree of blue bloat. Eg the Astronomik deep sky filter doesn't pass such a wide band in blue - it blocks below 420nm.
@ettoref2712
Жыл бұрын
Nice video! What is the prohram you use to at min 8:12? Thank you :)
@jdpartridge
3 жыл бұрын
Your review seems like it would work for my Radian Raptor 61 as well. The only real difference from what you described on the SharpStar and my Raptor is the color scheme, and the field flattener came with the Raptor. So far my dew shield is still tight enough to not flop in and out like the one in the video.
@akjackson009
2 ай бұрын
You should reach out to Trevor for some killer upgrades!
@enriqueboeneker
3 жыл бұрын
Great video (and very fun to watch how that dew shield did what it wanted)! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It woul be great to compare this scope to the Radian Raptor 61, but with your style. Cheers, mate!
@derekbaker3279
3 жыл бұрын
It appears that the Radian Raptor optics are exactly the same as the Sharpstar's optics, but the mechanical features have been upgraded to improve the user experience/ergonomics/robustness. Unless there is a much more stringent level of quality control for the optics in the Raptor assembly line, you might not see any difference. BTW, "Ciuv, The Lazy Geek" did a video review on his YT channel where he compares the two, so I will encourage you to check it out. kzitem.info/news/bejne/rHejtJ6siWV3ZWU
@daenu
3 жыл бұрын
It’s no secret that the Radian Raptor uses the same optics, but with integrated reducer. Do you think the Radion Raptor doesn‘t have the issues you discovered (Dew shield, reducer blue shift). If so, it might be worth the higher price tag….
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
I've not seen or heard anyone complain about blue shift or faults with the Raptor thus far. I tried to get hold of a Raptor for a side by side but couldn't unfortunately
@astrogadge2276
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ruz Ive had this scope with the reducer/ flattener for some time. Ive never noticed the abberation you describe ..maybe Ive been lucky? Ive been using it with the asi 2600 mc pro - gives awesome fov !!
@captaincook6666
2 жыл бұрын
Have you come across the sky rover 60ed or RVO 60ed -cheaper slightly longer and slower but was considering these?
@mr.harris8185
3 жыл бұрын
Try the Starizona Apex ED 0.65 reducer flattener. You won't have the blue artifact and you will be even faster at f3.6!
@neilwilliamyoung
Жыл бұрын
Nice review.
@JonnyBravo0311
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they fixed the reducer... it's called the Radian Raptor now, and comes in at a price just shy of $1000 USD 😂. By the way, a rubber band around the tube just below the dew shield will help with the "wet spaghetti". Too bad you need to resort to such tactics, though.
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I suspect it has been improved for the Raptor, shame that uprated one isn't on market for the SharpStars though! Yeah having to use those sort of tactics is a shame when you pay so much for a telescope
@derekbaker3279
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the comparison on the "Ciuv, The Lazy Geek" channel. kzitem.info/news/bejne/rHejtJ6siWV3ZWU
@derekbaker3279
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography Check out the comparison on the "Ciuv, The Lazy Geek" channel. kzitem.info/news/bejne/rHejtJ6siWV3ZWU
@GrowingAnswers
3 жыл бұрын
Put a rubber band around the scope so the lens hood doesn’t retract.
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Good suggestion, just a shame to have to resort to those workarounds really
@anthonyexmouth
2 жыл бұрын
did you ever try a different reducer? I'm considering the 76edph or maybe the askar 400. wondering if a 3rd party reducer or maybe a straight 1x flattener might remove the bloat.
@Gordonlanguam
3 жыл бұрын
I have this telescope with an astro camera with the SWSA and its its max payload
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I bet it is pushing thr payload but what is it like having a really portable setup like that?
@Gordonlanguam
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography omg its amazing. It doesnt break my back and its easy to set up
@mihajlofrancic9021
2 жыл бұрын
I was trying to find example photos taken with omegon apo ed 61/335, but without much luck. Sharpstar 61 looks very similar (both in specs) to the omegon scope, could I base my opinion off of sharpstar photos because images taken with omegon 61 are almost non existent? mainly what I'm looking for is how does chromatic aberration look, and how flat is the field without flatener.
@morris2755
3 жыл бұрын
Is there any reason to go for a shorter focal length scope like this for wide field vs just sticking with the 72x200mm F5.6 lens on my DSLR?
@morris2755
3 жыл бұрын
people are liking my comment but not answering :( It wasn't a snide remark but a genuine question. I've been looking into these scopes but wondering if the only advantages are a) rotation of cam as it's the telecope that's mounted b) focal length doesn't drop due to weight of lens (no need to tape the lens) c) ease of focusing ...I think I'm answering my own question !
@nicolaspuig7261
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for this very good video, too bad the sun visor does not hold. Nicolas from france.
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nicolas. Yeah it is a shame, I know it's probably a minor inconvenience but it's one of them things where the devil's in the details
@investidorbiligue
2 жыл бұрын
hello good video greetings from Brazil, I'm looking for a telescope of the best optical quality and a diameter of 60mm the price does not matter I thought of a takahashi 61 a William optic 61 or a sharpstar 61 Which of those three would have the best optical quality?
@thestarsmith
3 жыл бұрын
I’m disappointed with mine. Feels cheap.. was talked into it over a Zentihstar. I use mine as a guide scope now.
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Ah I'm sorry to hear you say that! I didn't think it felt cheap but the dew shield issue definitely is a mark against quality imo. Guess it makes a decent albeit pricy guider then
@thestarsmith
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography Just the quality of the powder coating and the fittings that disappointed me, especially when mounted next to my Altair Triplets it's like comparing chalk and cheese. Its a guider / travel scope and I have had some good results.. I think I was unfair when I said that it felt cheap as the optics are good - I still wish I'd have gone for the William Optics 👍🏻
@DavesAstrophotography
3 жыл бұрын
02:36 what happened there!
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
Moved the lights cus I moved closer to camera! 😁
@DavesAstrophotography
3 жыл бұрын
@@AstroFarsography ah! I thought the door had blown open/someone came in, or something was falling over.
@Astronurd
2 жыл бұрын
Oh look 👀 Another Astrobackyard designed telescope 😂
@LM-ek2hb
3 жыл бұрын
There's no way I would call those optics "very good"! The issue with the blue bloat, elongated stars at the corners, the loose dew shield. If I purchased that, I would have sent it back and called it a "fail".
@AstroFarsography
3 жыл бұрын
I see your point. My statement referred to the triplet glass only. The CA in the reducer is a right downside and a huge detractor. Waiting for them to fix that now
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