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[Tom T]

Interview with Thomas Back

[Clive Gibbons]

Thanks for that, Tom (and Tom!).

Always interesting to read the inside story about people and companies we've grown to know and enjoy.

Great stuff!

[Catapoman]

Excellent interview and write up, Tom!

[Steph]

Very nice, Tom (and TMB)! How fun it is to read about the folks who bring us our toys.


(Okay, fess up...am I the only one who didn't realize how young TMB is? For some reason, I thought he was older. That means even more years of TMB-designed optical goodness ahead of us! )

[ForgottenMObject]

Very interesting article with some tantalizing hints of fun eyepieces to come!

[reflector74]

Tom,

Your interviews with prominent optical manufacturers is the essence of why people like me "stay tuned" to CN.

Good job as always, sir.

Michael

[WayneO]

thank you Tom T., and thank you Tom B.

i enjoyed learning more about the man, the company and its history and future.

i look forward to disgarding my APM in the very near future, and begin a new adventure with TMB scopes.

again, a big thankyou for your hard work. and all the best to you.

[timmbottoni]

Thanks - it was fun to read!

Timm

[square_peg]

Great interview, Tom. And Tom.

[John Kocijanski]

Very nice. How about an interview with Al Nagler?

[Tom T]

Very nice. How about an interview with Al Nagler?

Already working on it.

T

[Tom T]

Thanks for the comments folks!

Tom T.

[Jeff55]

Tom;
Fascinating article...I was surprised that Thomas would be giving an interview as I thought his health was still poor...does this mean he's fully recuperated.
Jeff Kurtz

[jonnyastro]

Thanks guys, that was very informative. I think this is going to be a wonderful new feature on CN.

[Tom T]

Tom;
Fascinating article...I was surprised that Thomas would be giving an interview as I thought his health was still poor...does this mean he's fully recuperated.
Jeff Kurtz

Nope, but he took the time to do it anyway.

T

[Tom T]

Thanks guys, that was very informative. I think this is going to be a wonderful new feature on CN.

I'm gratified folks are enjoying these.

If you like that one, you may be interested in looking at the others in the series.

Obsession Telescopes
William Optics
Optical Mechanics
TMB Optical
StarStructure Telescopes

With more to come.....

[nkoiza]

Wonderful interview Tom, very informative.

Thomas, all the best with the business and your endeavours to take optical design to the next level.

Nick

16-inch f/4.4 David Lukehurst Dobsonian on Brian Reed Tracking Platform

[Mark Costello]

I'm gratified folks are enjoying these.

If you like that one, you may be interested in looking at the others in the series.

Obsession Telescopes
William Optics
Optical Mechanics
TMB Optical
StarStructure Telescopes

With more to come.....

Hi Tom,

I took a brief look at the list of the "Behind the Scenes" reports. It looks like you started this fairly recently. I had already read the ones with WO and Star Structures. Please keep them coming.

As to this report, thanks for writing your interview with Thomas. What I appreciate about him are his endeavors to design very high quality high end products for discriminating viewers but also products (like the Brick) that while maybe not up to the standards of the old TMB-APM line or the new Signature line will provide choice for those who otherwise would not be able to afford apo views. I also really like his sign-off quote.

Take care,

[Tom T]

Thanks Nick.

Mark, these seem to average every couple of months - but there was a big break for a while there. The first one (WO) went up (IIRC) around September 2005.

It's sort of an alternate with Small Wonders. I've got some ideas for some other series I'd like to try as well, but well - there's only one of me.



T

[Steph]

Where's that dang cloning machine...

[KennyJ]

Thanks to both Toms for what was a VERY interesting interview / article to read .

" Behind the Scenes " is a tremendous idea !

Good Health and Clear , Dark Skies to all ,

Kenny

[kraterkid]

Tom,

Thank you for a excellent interview, well done on both sides of the table. Your questions were crafted to provide us with both an historical and philosophical perspective of a company and it's ownership. Really nice to see the human underpinnings of a great product!

[wky46]

All the "Behind The Scenes" have been wonderful. Its one of the things that make CloudyNights such a great site. Keep'em coming! Phil

[FoxTrot]

A most wonderful and informative read! Thanks, Fox!

[Saptarshi]

Very Nice indeed, it was good read.
Shailesh