Vixen Reducer HD Kit for FL55SS Telescopes

Upgrade to Perfect Star Sharpness with the Vixen Reducer HD Kit

Tired of dealing with distorted stars at the edges of your shots? The Vixen Reducer HD Kit helps you achieve pinpoint sharpness across the entire frame without complex post-processing.

Features

• Sharp Star Images Across the Field: The flattener HD lens corrects peripheral aberrations, delivering pinpoint star sharpness throughout your entire image.
• Faster Imaging Speed: Reduce the focal ratio of your FL55SS from F5.5 to F4.3, allowing faster exposure times and quicker captures.
• Wide Illumination for Full-Frame Sensors: Maintains 86% illumination across a 44mm image circle, ensuring even brightness and no light loss at the edges of full-frame DSLR images.
• Ultimate Light Transmission: AS coatings deliver 99.9% light transmission per lens surface, providing incredibly high contrast and clarity in your astrophotographs.
• Durable and Precision-Engineered: High-quality construction, featuring 3 groups of elements in the focal reducer and precision AS coatings for flawless performance.
• Lightweight and Compact: Weighs just 237g, making it easy to integrate into your setup without adding unnecessary bulk.
• Compatible with Full-Frame and APS-C Cameras: Offers up to 97% illuminated field of view with APS-C sensors, giving you flexibility regardless of your camera choice.
• Perfect for Wide-Field Astrophotography: Shortens focal length to 237mm, ideal for capturing expansive star fields, nebulae, and deep-sky objects.

The Vixen Reducer HD Kit for FL55SS is for you if…

• You’re serious about astrophotography and want sharp, clear images of stars, nebulae, and deep-sky objects with minimal edge distortion.
• You use a full-frame or APS-C DSLR camera and want to maximize your sensor’s potential without losing light at the edges of your photos.
• You’re frustrated with slow imaging speeds and want faster results without sacrificing image quality.
• You’re tired of complicated post-processing to correct peripheral aberrations and light fall-off—this kit delivers clean images right out of the camera.
• You own the Vixen FL55SS and are ready to take it to the next level, transforming it into a high-performance F4.3 astrograph.
• You want professional-level optics without the weight and complexity of larger, more expensive astrophotography equipment.
• You capture wide-field astrophotography and need a high-performance solution that ensures sharpness and brightness across the entire frame.

If you're passionate about astrophotography, you understand the importance of achieving sharp, clear images across the entire frame—without the frustration of blurry stars or dark edges. The Vixen Reducer HD Kit for FL55SS is specifically engineered to tackle these issues. This kit includes a high-performance flattener lens and focal reducer, which work together to reduce the focal length of your FL55SS telescope from 500mm to 237mm, converting it into a fast F4.3 astrograph. This means you'll benefit from faster exposure times, capturing more detailed shots of deep-sky objects like nebulae and galaxies, without the long wait times associated with slower focal ratios.

Astrophotographers often struggle with light fall-off at the edges of wide-field images, which can ruin a perfectly good shot. With the Vixen Reducer HD Kit, you’ll enjoy an impressive 86% illuminated field of view across a 44mm image circle, perfect for full-frame DSLR cameras. This means even the faintest objects will appear bright and clear right to the edge of your frame, eliminating the need for time-consuming corrections in post-processing. If you use an APS-C sensor, you get even better coverage, with a 97% illuminated field, ensuring top-tier performance regardless of your camera setup.

One of the standout features of the Vixen Reducer HD Kit is its ultimate light transmission capabilities. With AS coatings that provide 99.9% light transmission per lens surface, the kit ensures exceptionally high contrast and crisp detail, even when imaging faint celestial bodies. The lenses are also treated with an elaborate matte finish to eliminate internal reflections, so every shot you take will be free of light scatter and flare, ensuring maximum clarity and contrast across your entire image.

If you're tired of distorted stars, the flattener HD lens included in the kit corrects off-axis aberrations, ensuring sharp, round stars from the center to the periphery of your image. Whether you're capturing wide fields of star clusters or zooming in on a nebula, this kit ensures your entire frame is in sharp focus. And with its compact, lightweight design at just 237g, the Vixen Reducer HD Kit is easy to integrate into your setup without adding bulk or complexity.

With faster imaging speeds, sharper images, and optimal light transmission, the Vixen Reducer HD Kit for FL55SS is the upgrade you've been waiting for. By addressing common astrophotography pain points, such as light loss, slow imaging, and peripheral distortion, this kit ensures you capture the night sky with professional-level clarity and detail. Unlock the full potential of your FL55SS and elevate your astrophotography experience today.