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I do not do that thing. - Dwight Schrute, The Office Meade Telescopes Celestron Telescopes Telescopes Post Extras:       Scott Beith SRF Reged: 11/26/03 Posts: 33102 Loc: Gulfport, MS Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Mike Loffland]       #602992 - 09/16/05 06:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   PJ, Great review Sir! That is an interesting focus system - I have never seen one like that. -------------------- Scott "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke. "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell "The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy Post Extras:       Tom Trusock Reged: 02/26/02 Posts: 27427 Loc: Alternate Reality (TM) Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Scott Beith]       #602994 - 09/16/05 06:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice write-up PJ. I'm looking forward to seeing that scope in about two weeks at the Great Lakes Star Gaze. Now, Scott, there's yet another reason for you to move up here. T -------------------- There are two theories to arguing with my wife. Neither one works. Post Extras:       Scott Beith SRF Reged: 11/26/03 Posts: 33102 Loc: Gulfport, MS Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Tom Trusock]       #602999 - 09/16/05 06:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   T, I'm trying, I promise! You guys need more refractors up there anyway. -------------------- Scott "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke. "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell "The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy Post Extras:       APM M.Ludes Vendor (APM Telescopes) Reged: 05/01/03 Posts: 241 Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Mike Loffland]       #603514 - 09/17/05 06:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Some small minor corrections for the review 1, the sliding drawtube was made by the APM shop, not by our Artist Matthias 2, Mr. Hidaka runs his own business, as far as I know he he has not and have had never a business in Showa Markus Post Extras:       Scott Beith SRF Reged: 11/26/03 Posts: 33102 Loc: Gulfport, MS Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: APM M.Ludes]       #603559 - 09/17/05 08:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Markus. -------------------- Scott "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke. "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell "The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy Post Extras:       lighttrap Reged: 02/06/04 Posts: 3833 Loc: cloudy, foggy, humid NC, US Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Mike Loffland]       #603706 - 09/17/05 10:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   PJ, it's nice to finally read a review of a Showa refractor. I've been curious about them for years. What kind of focuser arrangement did it originally have? Was it originally restricted to .965 eyepieces, or proprietary eyepieces? -------------------- 18" Starsplitter II f/4.5 8" Hardin Dob f/6 C5 workhorse mini SCT f/10 or f/6.3 70mm TV Ranger dual purpose birding/astro 77mm Leica Televid APO 16x70 Fujinons on UA Deluxe Mt. 12x50 Nikon SE 8x30 Nikon E2s and many others Post Extras:       Clive Gibbons Mostly Harmless Reged: 05/26/05 Posts: 10388 Loc: Oort Cloud Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Mike Loffland]       #604290 - 09/17/05 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Neat report, PJ! I've heard of Showa scopes before, but never any APO refractors. They must be very rare birds! Do you know what sort of SD glass the 100mm f/10 uses? Where did you find this scope?! Do you mind mentioning the price??? Congratulations on your Showa!!! -------------------- A few telescopes of dubious value. Understanding wife and three curious cats. "Semper ubi sub ubi" Post Extras:       PJ Anway scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/04/03 Posts: 873 Loc: Michigan's U.P. Re: Showa 100mm f/10 SD APO [Re: Tom Trusock]       #605758 - 09/18/05 10:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the feedback guys. -------------------- PJ _________________ Lookum Observatory Spooner 203mm Showa 100mm Zeiss 80mm Tak 78mm Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 4 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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