Hi Paul, sorry for the long delay of my reply. Thomas Back and me want to start offering some high end accessories. Step 1 shall be a highest quality 2"...
... Just throwing out ideas.. While Astro-Physics and the Baader diagonals are fancy in their CNC milled housings, the big Taki diagonal is pretty sweet as...
Can someone tell me what is seen visually if there is problems with lens coatings? It is nothing to do with my 7 inch TMB, but I thought I would ask this...
... The modularity of the Baader Prism diagonal would be nice to emulate also. By making the 2" slip port and the 2" nose removable from the diagonal body, the...
Hi Markus, That 99% reflectivity? Is that the kind you get when you don't use a deposited metal but just dielectric coatings? The fellow who coats my 10"...
The most likely things to be noticed would be spots on the lens that are mold. It looks like a mold in a petre dish in science class. The other thing that can...
... emulate also. ... diagonal body, ... Funny, I emailed exactly this suggestion of modular system diagonal to Markus. So it is at least two of us, Mike. ...
Hi all, I agree with Mike. My vote would be for a white tube with black anodized hardware. Phil Salimbene ... From: Mike C To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hey Markus and Tom! Yahoo pulled the plug on me recently. They had a problem again and always decide that the best way to fix it is to disconnect their...
I have that Tak. diagonal in stock, it looks a bit ugly and have an undersizest to small mirror build in. I have contact to a new finemechanical engineer with...
A review of the TMB 100/800 Lightweight with Feather Touch focuser has now been posted on "Cloudy Nights" at http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews4/TBM100.htm ...
I talked yesterday with the mono factory and they told me the prototype is near completed, which means soonest I will get it and than Tom. The timescale works,...
Hi Donald, as Roland Christen confirmed with the coaters too, such coating will slightly bend the diagonal at his edge, but the edge you will use in the...
Thomas, I should thank you - and I do! Without a great telescope there can't be a great review. ;-) Just to offer a personal opinion, I think that reviews...
just as info for possible new customers. We started a new limited run of the light weight version tubes with retractable dewshield, moving focuser sliging...
Thanks for the information. I am seeing an area that looks film residue near the center. I wanted to check first before I did another clean, but it could be...
A nicely written review, Sir Paul! Donald ... From: phbjr@... To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:46 AM Subject: [tmboptical]...
Markus, Could you post a picture of what the new tube/scope combinations are going to look like? clear skies/ Dan ... retractable dewshield, moving focuser...
Am planning to buy a 152, and would appreciate a chance to see one in action first. My concerns are more related to general handling and mounting, rather than...
Hello all, Has anyone taken images with a medium format camera (Pentax 67) with the field flattener on a TMB 105. I have seen Johannes' great digital work and...
Hi Everybody, usual such infos are not for public, but I like to show how good are our manufactors regards a claim and also I want to show to the group why a...
A review of the JMI AC-powered Right Ascension Drive motor for the Super Polaris mount can be found at: http://www.cloudynights.com/mounts2/JMIRA.htm Paul Bock...
absolutly same as before, just that there will be no more green, only black and white best wishes Markus ... From: Dan & Karen To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com ...
This evening I received the retesting results of a good TMB 80/6 and from my claimed worser 80F/6 TMB Interested is that a green wavelenght my claimed buddy...
... Ehh, no. Please continue to operate in this critical mode. ... Nice offer, Markus ! I am VERY interested in the test report of both TMB 80/480 lenses. ... ...
Greetings all, I spoke with Werner (Detlef) at Starlight Instruments today with the intention of purchasing a Feather Touch for my TMB 152. During the course...