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leonard
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Reged: 10/19/07
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Loc: West Virginia
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Re: Zeiss Abbe II's orders
08/07/08 10:04 PM
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Hello , Mark wrote :
>>>>>I just remembered that these new ZAO's are less expensive then the older versions on the used market which seem to hover in the $800 range pretty consistently.<<<<
Congratulations on your purchase Mark.
Zeiss sure carries a lot of weight . These eyepieces are very will made and may be worth the new price .
I do however find it interesting that in 12 years the cost of making them has gone up that much. There is no doubt in my mind that most of the sets sold yesterday will never see the dark of night . They will be a collector set and thats ok . Back in (I think)95 or 96 , I purchased a 4mm 1 1/4 ZAO brand new for $ 164.00 .
There will be a lot of back and forth about which set is better or if there the same no doubt . Do I think there worth 800.00 , no I don't. And in the real world of viewing most people will be hard pressed to see the difference between ZAO's and TMB mono's and AP SP eyepieces on axis . I can see the sweat now when that Q-tip gets near the ZAO eyelens. If I had a set and used them I think I would send them back to AP for cleaning when the time came .
Leonard
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