Peter Argenziano
Watcher of the Skies
Reged: 11/11/03
Posts: 3642
Loc: Desert Southwest
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OK... I see Denkmeiers in my future...
How many of you are using the Standards? Denk IIs?
I'm trying to make a decision between the two. I have researched it all that I want (or need) to...
I'll be using them in a 33 cm truss Dob and a 150 mm Mak-Cass. The 2" Newt package gives me what I need to work in both scopes. I also want the SCDs.
So, if I figure correctly the Denk IIs will cost about $300 more than the Standards. Hmmm... that could be some oculars... decisions, decisions.
Comments? 
Suggestions? 
Opinions? 
Peter
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Peter
I come from a small town whose population never changed. Each time a woman got pregnant, someone left town.
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Rusty
Postmaster
Reged: 08/06/03
Posts: 19246
Loc: Brooker, FL
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I have the Standards with the SCTs - and in my C11, I've never run into vignetting, or for that matter, any limitations. Binoviewing has become a whole new ballgame, and for me, I can't ever go back.
However, I still use my 27mm and longer EPs in cyclopian mode, but with the StarSweeper, I get about the same magnification with my dual EPs (5, 12, 18, and 21).
So far, IMHO, the Standards are plenty adequate for the viewing I do.
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N11GPS Fastar//TOA-130S//MK66 Std//AT6RC//Vintage C5//Megrez II 80mm APO//SolarMax 40
NJP Temma II//Sirius EQ-G
Too Many Astro-Cameras//Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
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David A Rodger
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/12/03
Posts: 515
Loc: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Hello, Peter;
I debated the two versions before deciding on the Standards with the self-centering diopters. Perhaps in Arizona your observing conditions are so good that you could detect the difference that a slightly higher light transmission and other qualities of the Denk II offer, but I know that here in the Pacific Northwest, we rarely enjoy such conditions. So I decided I'd do just fine with the Standards, and then use some of the $$$ saved to buy the 2-inch SCT package. I have no regrets at all. The Denk Standard is an excellent binoviewer. Next year there will be a Denk III I expect. It's not unlike cars, audio-visual equipment, computers and so on. There will always be a new model, an upgrade, more bells and whistles.
Hope this helps.
David, in the rainforest
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Sky-Watcher 10-inch Dob
Orion 100mm ED and EON 120 refractors
Tele Vue NP-127 refractor
Celestron CPC 1100 SCT
Celestron Classic C-8
Sky-Watcher 150 mm Mak-Cass
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 30716
Loc: NE Ohio
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Count me as another satisfied Denkmeier Standard user.
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John C
Battle Cry of Reno
http://www.wadsworthobservatory.com
My Cloudy Nights gallery
AT12RC
AT65EDQ
QSI683WSG-8
Roper Scientific Quantix 6303E "project" camera
mystery EQ mount on the way
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John_Gillies
Vendor - Earthwin Optical
Reged: 04/23/03
Posts: 1429
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Hi Peter,
I have owned the Standards for a year and a half and would sell my first-born before these. I hope to get the II's down the road someday, because the difference's that I've seen through them would be worth the extra $300 to me. The difference in coatings shows in both Solar and Astronomical. Although subtle, noticable. The Standards are no slouch, I bet you would be happy with either. I intend to be happy with both.
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John Gillies
Dark Side of the Moon Observers
www.earthwinoptical.com
14” LX200 GPS SMT/Coronado Maxscope 60 Double Stacked
EarthWin Optical PFS-DBSE Binoviewer System(s)
Skywatcher ST 80 & 102
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tomhole
sage
Reged: 12/20/02
Posts: 443
Loc: California, MD
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Peter,
Just buy these:
http://astromart.com/viewad.asp?cid=251705
And sell the SR part. That's a great price ($900). If I were ready to take the plunge for the Denk II's they would have a sold sign on them already.
Tom
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11" Starmaster
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Anonymous
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Hi Peter:
Well, why not do your own side by side comparison? Then, you won't have any doubts about whatever decision you make.
All we need is some cooperative weather 
Clear skies,
Jim
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Peter Argenziano
Watcher of the Skies
Reged: 11/11/03
Posts: 3642
Loc: Desert Southwest
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Hi Jim,
I know you can arrange the binos... how about the clear skies?
Peter
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Peter
I come from a small town whose population never changed. Each time a woman got pregnant, someone left town.
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