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Sky-Watcher EvoGuide ED50 50/242 mm with dovetail
EvoGuide 50ED — 50/242 with dovetail The EvoGuide 50ED is a compact 50 mm ED guide telescope with a 242 mm focal length and f/4.8 focal ratio. Its low-dispersion objective offers improved colour correction in a portable guidescope format.
Focus and camera use Helical focusing provides fine adjustment for a guide camera. The manufacturer’s dovetail-equipped 50ED II configuration accepts a 31.7 mm camera nosepiece or T-mount connection.
Mounting configuration The dovetail-equipped manufacturer configuration includes a 43 mm-wide mounting bar and finder-bracket foot. Sky-Watcher Japan specifies approximately 1 kg with the dovetail fitted.
Optional imaging correction The dedicated EvoGuide 50ED field flattener is a separate accessory. Sky-Watcher Japan lists an approximately 28 mm corrected field with this flattener.
Sky-Watcher manufacturer documentation
Additional specifications Focusing Helical Visual camera socket (mm) 31.7 Camera attachment T-mount compatible Weight with dovetail (kg) Approximately 1 Corrected field with optional flattener (mm) 28
Reference
SW0454
Data sheet
Aperture (mm)
50
Dovetail width (mm)
43
Ed glass
S-FPL53
Focal length (mm)
242
Focal ratio
f/4.8
Model
EvoGuide 50ED — 50/242 with dovetail
Mounting
Tube rings, finder bracket and narrow dovetail
Optical design
ED refractor guidescope
Optional corrector
Dedicated EvoGuide 50ED field flattener
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EvoGuide 50ED — 50/242 with dovetail The EvoGuide 50ED is a compact 50 mm ED guide telescope with a 242 mm focal length and f/4.8 focal ratio. Its low-dispersion objective offers improved colour correction in a portable guidescope format.
Manufacturer model: EvoGuide 50ED — 50/242 with dovetail · Specifications checked against manufacturer data on 2026-11-04