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Lumicon
Vendor

Reged: 10/07/12

Loc: Southern California

Lumicon International
#5460282 - 10/08/12 09:32 AM

Hello all,

I wanted to introduce myself as the new owner of Lumicon International, LLC manufacturer of filters and accessories. My wife had been the controller for Lumicon for several years and when the economy took a downturn along with the tsunami in Japan, it created a big downturn for Lumicon's business. We saw this as an opportunity to take Lumicon to a new level so we decided to purchase the company and focus on its core products once again. We have retained some of the key people in the company to work with us. We have just completed production on a run of UHC's, OIII's and Deep Sky filters. While we are still short on many products listed on the website, the 3 mentioned here are now ready for shipping.

I know many people have experienced long delays in some recent shipments but with new ownership and guidance, we are returning Lumicon back it's position as a top supplier of filters.

Marc Neveux
Lumicon International, LLC
http://www.lumicon.com

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RodgerHouTex
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 06/02/09

Loc: Houston, Texas, USA

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[Re: Lumicon]
#5460326 - 10/08/12 10:09 AM

That's awesome news Marc. I own quite a few Lumicon filters and will probably be purchasing more now. Very high quality items.

Edited by RodgerHouTex (10/08/12 10:09 AM)

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desertlens
sage

Reged: 12/06/10

Loc: 36°N 105°W

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[Re: RodgerHouTex]
#5460434 - 10/08/12 11:11 AM

Superb! It's great to see the return of the "benchmark" in filters. Thanks for your efforts.

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Jan Owen
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 02/12/06

Loc: Sun City West, Arizona

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[Re: Lumicon]
#5460483 - 10/08/12 11:57 AM

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Traveler
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 08/19/07

Loc: The Netherlands

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[Re: Jan Owen]
#5460956 - 10/08/12 04:53 PM

Great news!

I wish you good luck.

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GeneT
Ely Kid

Reged: 11/07/08

Loc: South Texas

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[Re: Lumicon]
#5460989 - 10/08/12 05:29 PM

I have always recommended Lumicon. I hope you can turn the company around. What if any changes do you plan for your deep sky filters, i.e. will you keep the current models? Any ball park estimates on how long it will take you to get orders out in a reasonable amount of time?

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Lumicon
Vendor

Reged: 10/07/12

Loc: Southern California

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[Re: GeneT]
#5461082 - 10/08/12 06:42 PM

Hello all,

Thank you for all the words of encouragement.

GeneT: We will continue to make available the deep sky filters with the same manufacturing process and specs as is the same for any filters that will be available in the future. This is what Lumicon was built on and what I plan on carrying on. We are currently finishing production on Deep Sky's, OIII's and UHC's and they will be ready to ship tomorrow. If you or anyone has any specific stock inquiries, you can reach me at info@lumicon.com and I will provide whatever answers I can.

Regards,

Marc

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Ira
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 08/22/10

Loc: Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

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[Re: Lumicon]
#5461341 - 10/08/12 10:05 PM

I was a happy customer of Lumicon's in years gone by. Welcome back!

/Ira

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Smittty692k4
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 07/05/11

Loc: East Bernard, TX

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[Re: Ira]
#5461767 - 10/09/12 09:02 AM

Thats such great news. Everytime a Lumicon OIII or UHC goes up for sale it sold almost instantly. This is perfect.

Good luck Marc!!

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skybsd
Post Laureate

Reged: 02/01/08

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[Re: Lumicon]
#5462717 - 10/09/12 07:23 PM

Congrats on your taking on this challenge

Looking forward to seeing stability return to such a great name..,

Best of luck for the future!

Regards,

skybsd

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coopman
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 04/23/06

Loc: South Louisiana

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[Re: skybsd]
#5463041 - 10/09/12 11:09 PM

I'd sure like to see LS2045 and LS3045 available again for purchase.

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Lumicon
Vendor

Reged: 10/07/12

Loc: Southern California

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[Re: coopman]
#5463760 - 10/10/12 12:22 PM

Quote:

I'd sure like to see LS2045 and LS3045 available again for purchase.

Hi Clay,

I expect both of these to be available by Friday this week. Machining is complete and they are being anodized currently.

PM me if you are interested in placing order and I will confirm availabilty.

Marc

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DavidNealMinnick
sage

Reged: 03/06/06

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