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17441 Gene Hunter
gene_hunter2... Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
2:59 pm
I would like to take a minute to invite you to www.astrophotogallery.org . Its a free website where each member gets a gigabyte of space to upload and manage...
17442 Scott Walker
scottatwin Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
10:08 pm
The typical design of the WO Crawford focuser does have 5 points of contact. Four bearing on top and the focuser shaft on the bottom. Without the force from...
17443 Sander Pool
sander_pool Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
10:14 pm
Scott, I also thought that a Crayford focuser should have the 5 points of contact but unless the shaft is really cranked down the amount of play is...
17444 msxvlk Mar 1, 2008
10:19 pm
Hi Sander, I have to agree the mecanics is a real source of problem when you do imaging with WO scope. I own a ZS80FD (anniversary) and have changed to a Tak...
17445 Scott Walker
scottatwin Send Email
Mar 2, 2008
3:34 am
Sander There may be something misaligned in your focuser, or It might just be a matter of definition. With a modest load on the shaft preload setting there...
17446 Bruce D
noisejammer Send Email
Mar 2, 2008
2:03 pm
Hi All I posted some comment on my FLT110's focuser problems some time back. I've just rebuilt it (with WO's blessing.) It sounds like the same mechannical...
17447 lazhow@...
howardlazarus Send Email
Mar 2, 2008
2:39 pm
Hi Bruce: I do not have the confidence nor the skill to do what you did on the 110 FLT. I took what I thought would be the most direct route to the problem and...
17448 rhofm Send Email Mar 2, 2008
5:13 pm
... Hi Geoff, I was looking at the new Baader Steeltrack 3" focuser. It seems that there is an adapter made for tubes like that of the ZS110. So it might be a...
17449 Morris Bagnall
bagnallsuk2004 Send Email
Mar 2, 2008
5:25 pm
Don, I appreciate you sharing this experience with us. It is good to know that customer service at WO is continuing to provide quality, personal service. Nice...
17450 lburg_56 Send Email Mar 4, 2008
3:56 am
I've recently started to have a problem with collimation. It seems after a couple of hours out in cold temps (20's)collimation goes out. It's noticable at...
17451 suncruzr Send Email Mar 5, 2008
4:45 pm
How do I get a picture from my album to post on the group? Thanks Tim...
17452 suncruzr Send Email Mar 6, 2008
1:14 am
This is another lunar eclipse, taken in my light polluted back yard in SW FL. ZS 105 f/7, camera Canon 30d. E/Z Touch mount. different exposures through out...
17453 Mark Rieck
maknewtnut Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
2:56 am
I believe Kurt hit the nail squarely on the head with that comment. It's BECAUSE William Optics doesn't engage in practices claiming to be equal or better than...
17454 Dan
fender2547886 Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
3:34 am
I am familiar with two versions of the WO GT-1 line the GT-1 and the GT-1 HD. However when I look at the photos of the mount in the file section Mr. Yang is...
17455 xlh1450 Send Email Mar 6, 2008
4:21 am
The GT-ONE you are refering to is a prototype that never went to market. I think Herb York might have got it or William kept it. I'd love to add it to my...
17456 Timm Bottoni
timm_bottoni Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
7:00 pm
Hi Mark, Welcome to the group, and to being a WO dealer. I think you are correct regarding WO's mission with their products. I think only TEC or AP could put...
17457 Roy Cummings
tr_cummings2002 Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
8:18 pm
OK, WO never intended to compete with the best in the business. So I see this nicely machined 110mm triplet APO executed from a TMB design, offering a 68mm...
17458 lazhow@...
howardlazarus Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
9:42 pm
Hi Roy; To make a long story short..I agree with you and lets not overstate how wonderful WO is ...it is a good compnay to deal with but scopes competitive...
17459 Timm Bottoni
timm_bottoni Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
10:45 pm
Hi Roy, Your comments are VERY welcome here, and hopefully WO has people that read them so that they can gather information to continue to improve their...
17460 Roy Cummings
tr_cummings2002 Send Email
Mar 7, 2008
12:01 am
Howard & Timm, Sure would be nice to order some things ala carte. I remember for many years electronic sound equipment. You would see many manufacture names in...
17461 Roy Cummings
tr_cummings2002 Send Email
Mar 7, 2008
1:28 am
Garry, I have the last one ever made. You want that one too. You can use them as book ends. Make an offer. Roy...
17462 chestnuttree1984
chestnuttree...
Mar 7, 2008
2:58 am
I just got my EZ-Touch for my Megrez 90, to mount on my Oberwerk tripod. I cannot figure out the logic of the altitude setting circle. First, the index mark is...
17463 jeffd787 Mar 7, 2008
3:32 am
Hi all, First post here, and looking for some info. I am seriously considering the Megrez 110 but I'm hesitating because of the focal length. I already own...
17464 zverjuga2005 Send Email Mar 7, 2008
7:21 am
Try William Optics Ebay listing. You can get very good deal there. They sell M110 and M102 on it right now. I bought WO scope from Ebay at good price. ...
17465 Tom Cocchiaro
explorertom1954 Send Email
Mar 7, 2008
11:23 pm
Hi All, In response to these comments about WO. I own the FLT110 and monster field flattener (boy I had no idea, reminds me of the shotput I threw in high...
17466 Paul Gustafson
imnnmldr Send Email
Mar 7, 2008
11:52 pm
... IIRC, Company 7 is a WO dealer. They test every scope they sell. Paul Gustafson...
17467 William Roy Penney
astroroy Send Email
Mar 8, 2008
12:46 am
... service. I have also have had issues with their products. ie the Z105 scope but these problems were handled by WO in a straightforward no fuss manner. I...
17468 zverjuga2005 Send Email Mar 8, 2008
3:23 am
Hi Chestnuttree1984, Are you sure that is altitude setting circle? I think index mark is just a decoration to make Eazy-Touch look better. This is Alt. mount...
17469 Mark Rieck
maknewtnut Send Email
Mar 8, 2008
4:18 am
Roy, Believe it or not, I am not a WO defender. I've followed their growth since the late 90's, and like what I saw. Despite that, I never owned one until a...
17470 chestnuttree1984
chestnuttree...
Mar 8, 2008
2:12 pm
Yes, the mount has analog setting circles. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment, but obviously setting circles have a use for visual observers and not just...
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