Takahashi FQR-1 Finder Quick Release (Silver)

Product Overview

The FQR-1 is a quick-release base that sits between a Takahashi finder bracket and the focuser, so the finder lifts on and off without breaking its collimation each time.

Who It's For

This is a good match if you regularly remove your finder for transport or storage and want to skip re-collimating it every time it goes back on.

Key Features & Design

• Two-piece quick-release base: separates the finder bracket from the focuser mount.
• Keeps alignment intact: the finder returns to the same position across removal and reinstallation.
• Silver finish.

Recommended Uses

Removing the finder for transport, storage, or swapping between finder types without repeating the collimation process each time.

Compatibility and Accessory Notes

Fits between a Takahashi finder bracket and the focuser mount on compatible refractors. It is not compatible with the FOA-60 or FOA-60Q, where it interferes with an adjacent part.

Good to Know Before You Order

Not for the FOA-60 or FOA-60Q: the quick release interferes with an adjacent part on these two models.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it difficult to set up?

No — it installs once between the focuser and the finder bracket, and after that the finder simply lifts on and off without re-collimating.

Which telescopes is it not compatible with?

The FOA-60 and FOA-60Q, where it interferes with an adjacent part.

What does it attach to?

A Takahashi finder bracket on one side and the focuser mount on the other.

Bottom Line

A quick-release base that lets a Takahashi finder bracket come off and go back on without losing its alignment, fitting Takahashi refractors other than the FOA-60 and FOA-60Q.