... Thanks, Bill! I've been tempted to sell one of the AP155EDFs, but, if I do, I'll bet the next day I'll hear how much fun, how easy it is, to use a 6"...
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Jim; I am NOT familiar with patent law but would think that if the patent is applied for before marketing begins then things should be OK. Otherwise waiting...
Bill; That could well be true. I have heard from another industry person though that Orion, just as an example, takes a 4X markup minimum on most of the...
I am not sure how small you are looking for, but the Stellarvue SV4 and SV105 are certainly exceptional double star instruments. The former was recently...
I have heard from another industry person ... The markups and even more importantly the middle men seem to have the largest impact on the final price tag on...
Vahe; In Orion's case they are the middleman as I believe they direct import almost everything they sell except the name brand items from other companies such...
... business relationship ... I'm pretty sure TMB mentioned WO didn't respond to four emails he sent privately before he posted anything in public. How much of...
Is it just me or is it getting more difficult to find mount specifications. I don't expect blueprints like an engineer would use, but something fairly...
Rich ... this is possible, but highly improbable, unless ONE dealer has exclusive rights to importing, and I doubt that would happen, unless that one dealer...
... You're "pretty sure?" Maybe it was 3 e-mails? Maybe WO never got any at all? ... Fair enough. I also don't know for a fact what is true about the above...
... Vahe, Tele Vue scopes are not made in Taiwan. Like a lot of companies, Tele Vue sources the glass, but it doesn't come from China or Taiwan. The rest of...
Robert; Not sure if it is MORE difficult but it certainly is difficult to impossible in many instances unless the company will provide info to an emailed...
Clyde; I have heard both Russia and Japan mentioned as the source of Televue Scope optics. Considering world trade patterns these days and such it could be...
Hi Bud, That statement is so correct. Roland provided very good info about high index glass(In eyepieces one needs to use very high index glass so that the ...
... Tele Vue sources the ... components are made ... that China and ... disagree! You ... to bet. TeleVue outsources their telescpe objectives, and that is a...
... eyepieces are made ... Only Uncle Al can tell us why. Again, I can only speculate, lots of manufacturers are moving away from Japan because of the high...
Hi Paul, I suggest you look for a good, used, Tak FS-78 (78mm f/8.1 APO doublet). Rich...
Rich N
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Vahe the cheap labor for experienced people in Russia is long time past. A scilled optician earns there these days $ 1,000 to $ 1,500 a month and I am nearly...
Paul I think Thomas made to many designs, he does not remember all, he also designed the 80 mm with OK 4 and there are 2 designs with OK 4 on the 80 mm, a...
Hi Tom I did not talked to Thomas, but I saw his list of Apos he posted and I have on file his OK 4 design for the 80 mm LOMO Apo, so what ? I even have still...
... any at all? ... I read a mesage where TMB mentioned the number of emails he sent that were ignored before his public post on the matter. I read various...
... Markus, no arguments there, only a question. Suppose TMB decided to market a 180 F/7 using premium Flourite instead of ED glass, would you venture to guess...
I hadn't realized the collector in me was so strong, but I finally overcame him and put my 160EDF up for sale (on Amart for those interested). Geez I do not...
... But you don't know for sure that they've ignored him, only that there hasn't been a post addressing this situation on Yahoo. From the postings I've read,...
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