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A reducer and a T2 ring

The 0.5x reducer

It screws onto the nose of a 1.25 inch eyepiece in the M28.5 × 0.6 filter thread. The maker excludes fast telescopes and wide-field eyepieces from its intended use, which is an honest limit for a simple element and one the page quotes.

A shared listing

The same listing text appears under another brand on the same shelf. The page says so rather than writing two different descriptions of the same object.

The T2 ring

A 2 inch adapter ending in a T2 thread. Converting that to a camera bayonet is a separate piece, and the page says which.

Reading a VBESTLIFE page here

The stated exclusions are the specification. A reducer that names the telescopes it will not suit is more useful than one that names none.

Everything VBESTLIFE puts on these shelves, one page each

  • VBESTLIFE 0.5x focal reducer in aluminium housing

    VBESTLIFE 0.5x reducer, M28.5 × 0.6

    A 0.5x reducer threading onto the nose of a 1.25 in eyepiece, which the maker states is not recommended for very fast telescopes or wide-angle eyepieces.

    Reduction factor
    0.5x, per the maker
    Required back focus
    Not published by the maker.
    Image circle
    Not published by the maker.
    Corrector function
    Focal reducer with optics
    Thread standards
    M28.5 × 0.6 — the standard 1.25 in filter thread · Screws onto the nose of a 1.25 in eyepiece
    Vignetting
    Not published by the maker.
    Housing
    Aluminium alloy
    Amazon reference
    B07PRN86R5 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0736342781627
    • The thread is named correctly as M28.5 × 0.6
    • The maker states what it is not suitable for, which is unusually honest
    • The bullet text is shared verbatim with another seller’s listing

    Best for: Widening the field of a long-focal-length telescope with a narrow-field eyepiece

    ≈ £12 / €20
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  • VBESTLIFE 2 inch T2 telescope adapter ring

    VBESTLIFE T2 adapter ring, 2 in

    A 2 in T2 adapter ring in all-metal construction, with an internal surface pattern intended to cut reflections.

    Camera mount
    Not published by the maker.
    T2 thread
    Not stated
    Flange distance
    Not published by the maker.
    Prime focus or projection design
    T2 adapter with a 2 in telescope fitting · 2 in eyepiece diameter, per the maker
    Blackening
    A pattern inside the ring to reduce reflection, per the maker
    Material
    All-metal precision, per the maker
    Amazon reference
    B0824YGXF1 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    0738586139776
    • A 2 in fitting rather than 1.25 in, which suits larger focusers and sensors
    • The internal anti-reflection pattern is mentioned rather than ignored
    • No thread pitch, no length, no weight and no clear aperture

    Best for: A 2 in focuser and a T2-threaded camera, where the details will be measured on arrival

    ≈ £13 / €25
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Any figure written into the body of this page was true on the day it was written. The amount shown next to each instrument is requested from the retailer as the page loads, and it is that amount, not the text, that stands.