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dougspeterson
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Reged: 09/01/04
Posts: 1041
Loc: Murrieta, CA
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I don't normally look to Scope City for unusual deals, but these used to go for a grand. I had one a few years ago and it was RAZOR sharp. The nifty pivot type mount was simple and effective, the hefty surveyers tripod had a nice leather strap to keep the legs together, a soft case for the tube, and the 16mm Ortho included is the very same from the range that fetch up to 200 bucks alone. 549 bucks is a good price if they are issue-free.
Warning: there was no way a prism would work with the limited focus range, and even Zeiss' own 4mm Ortho was close to being not quite there in focus.
here
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18" Dob
12" SCT
8" TMB F6 + Chromacor
6" F6 APM/LZOS Fluorite triplet, 32", 32lbs
2ea. 6mm singlets, one blind
"--Granted, that's a worse case scenario. The destruction might in fact be ... limited to our own galaxy."
Edited by dougspeterson (01/17/09 11:25 AM)
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Reged: 04/07/05
Posts: 16351
Loc: Kuiper Belt
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That is a sweet deal if the instrument is in great condition as stated.
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Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars.
Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, Tektites, Fossils, Minerals, Crystals, & Trinitite.
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Preston Smith
Military Observer
Reged: 04/24/05
Posts: 3437
Loc: Eureka, Pa
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It would be great to "borrow" the Zeiss 63mm/420mm objective and make an ultra fine grab-n-go scope or travel scope.
I do that often with my scopes but only borrow.... not cannibalize!
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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David E
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Reged: 05/25/06
Posts: 3020
Loc: North Carolina
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Quote:
I do that often with my scopes but only borrow.... not cannibalize!
Uh, like the furniture in my house is antique, not antiqued.
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David E
If you keep a stack of old Orion catalogs in your bathroom, you might be an astro-redneck.
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dougspeterson
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Reged: 09/01/04
Posts: 1041
Loc: Murrieta, CA
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Well I couldn't help myself, I had to order one. I see that Markus Ludes is now selling the Orthos for $260 each. I will give a full report on the optical quality here.
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18" Dob
12" SCT
8" TMB F6 + Chromacor
6" F6 APM/LZOS Fluorite triplet, 32", 32lbs
2ea. 6mm singlets, one blind
"--Granted, that's a worse case scenario. The destruction might in fact be ... limited to our own galaxy."
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clintwhitman
Caveman
Reged: 01/01/07
Posts: 2427
Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD...
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I had one of these for a night, a Lender. I was not to choked up over the color it had on Jupiter. But like the add says it was great for scaningaround the MW. Its a focal length thing. But like Doug said one day the eyepiece will be worth $550....
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Clint&Debbie Whitman (aveman
1960s 6"F15 Jaegers-Unipons by John Pons on a Byers 812, 1947 4" F15 TINSLEY, 1965 10" F8 CAVE, 1950 5CM & 6.5CM Nippon Kogakus (the twins), 1960s UNITRONS a 152 restored a 160 numbered green lens original mint a 114 original 50s mint, 1950s UNITRON M100 100mm F15 OTA, WO 80mm Florite, ASTROPHYSICS 155 EDFS on LOSMANDY G11, a bunch of Tascos,Sears Mayflowers The list goes on Add infinitum.
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