Notes

Aaton overhaul

My Aaton was sent via GPX to Seattle for an overhaul. The eyepiece will be thoroughly cleaned and aligned and camera quieted. It was a little disconcerting when I compared the brightness of the Aaton eyepiece to my Eclair, which seemed damn close by comparison. Years of poor cleaning methods, glues holding the prism together breaking down and discoloring, and lubricants off-gassing and coating the optical surfaces can all add to the general lack of contrast and dim nature of an eyepiece.

April 16, 2007