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    Pentax PF-80ED-A with DSLR

    Pentax DL 6mp Don't really know what else might fit on it. Here are a few pics of the working end of the adapter. This is the standard unmodified pentax mount adapter. Judge for yourself.
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    Pentax PF-80ED-A with DSLR

    Ok. Here's a quick and dirty shot through the dining room window using the C35+560mm FL APO triplet. Full frame. You do not get correct image in the viewfinder. I'd rather just use a 50 buck barlow myself. Why complicate it with more glass than you really need? And it's a lot smaller. The CA35...
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    Pentax PF-80ED-A with DSLR

    I only use the spotters with the DSLR adapter so I suppose you would call this an afocal coupling. I hardly every use the 80mm for photography. They both are F/12 scopes with the adapter but the 100mm gives me 38x while the 80mm gives me 24x. Also the 100mm is straight while the 80mm is angled...
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    Pentax PF-80ED-A with DSLR

    Jules, I have both the Pentax 80mm angle and the Pentax 100mm spotter with the Pentax CA-35 DSLR camera adaptor. Because I have the 100mm I hardly ever use the 80mm for photography but I did find a few. Just thought I'd throw these in so you could see what your 80mm could do with a proper adapter.
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