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Leica Televid 77 - good deal? (1 Viewer)

jammie*dodger

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I've been offered a televid for £400 and was wondering how this stacks up. It's the straight 20-60 and seems in good condition other than quite a few surface marks on the silver finish. It comes with a bag and sling and a Velbon Carbon fibre tripod with QR system. This all seems like a good deal but if it doesn't suit I want to be sure I can resell with little or no loss. Any thoughts most appreciated.

Cheers, Rob.
 
jammie*dodger said:
I've been offered a televid for £400 and was wondering how this stacks up. It's the straight 20-60 and seems in good condition other than quite a few surface marks on the silver finish. It comes with a bag and sling and a Velbon Carbon fibre tripod with QR system. This all seems like a good deal but if it doesn't suit I want to be sure I can resell with little or no loss. Any thoughts most appreciated.

Cheers, Rob.
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Sound like a good deal to me, £1000 scope (new) with a £250 eyepiece (new), plus the other bits, had a quick look on the 2nd hand page of a local shop and you'll be looking at £600+ for the same scope (angled) with 20x eyepiece.
 
Sounds like I can't go wrong then. Would the cosmetics on the paint make a big difference to the resale price?

Cheers, Rob.
 
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jammie*dodger said:
Sounds like I can't go wrong then. Would the cosmetics on the paint make a big difference to the resale price?

Cheers, Rob.
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Depends how bad they, it couldn't be sold as mint condition, so would certainly sell for less than a mint condition scope.

If your happy to pay £400 for the bundle that's all that matters, have a look at prices of 2nd hand scopes in your local optic shop and compare condition and price.
 
jeff said:
Sound like a good deal to me, £1000 scope (new) with a £250 eyepiece (new), plus the other bits, had a quick look on the 2nd hand page of a local shop and you'll be looking at £600+ for the same scope (angled) with 20x eyepiece.
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No mention of it being an APO version, but still a good price....check the coatings on the OG.... to ensure they're not scratched or swirl patterns.
 
PYRTLE said:
No mention of it being an APO version, but still a good price....check the coatings on the OG.... to ensure they're not scratched or swirl patterns.
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Showing my inexperience here... I know what APO is but where would it be marked as APO? Also what is OG?

Cheers, Rob.
 
jammie*dodger said:
Showing my inexperience here... I know what APO is but where would it be marked as APO? Also what is OG?

Cheers, Rob.
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It will say "APO Televid" on the side and will say on the lens hood that it has a flourite lens. The price seems about right for a non-APO 77 with zoom, with the CF tripod it looks to be a good deal (assuming it's all in good nick).
 
postcardcv said:
It will say "APO Televid" on the side and will say on the lens hood that it has a flourite lens. The price seems about right for a non-APO 77 with zoom, with the CF tripod it looks to be a good deal (assuming it's all in good nick).
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Although I live in Cambridge, I work in Bedford and I saw this scope in a Bedford shop this afternoon. It is a non APO version with the old non-locking zoom. The body is heavily used and significantly marked but the objective glass is unmarked. The zoom eyepiece is marked as well. There is a newish looking Leica stay on case included. The tripod is in good condition but rather short- not sure which model it is. If you are tall, you may find it unstable as you would have to wind the gear up.

I would say it is a good buy if you do not mind the weight and you want a straight scope - especially as I was told they will take £350!

Dave
 
Blincodave said:
Although I live in Cambridge, I work in Bedford and I saw this scope in a Bedford shop this afternoon. It is a non APO version with the old non-locking zoom. The body is heavily used and significantly marked but the objective glass is unmarked. The zoom eyepiece is marked as well. There is a newish looking Leica stay on case included. The tripod is in good condition but rather short- not sure which model it is. If you are tall, you may find it unstable as you would have to wind the gear up.

I would say it is a good buy if you do not mind the weight and you want a straight scope - especially as I was told they will take £350!

Dave
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Ah, I thought the eyepiece was marked. I'd planned to return tomorrow with a lens cloth and see if it was just grease but maybe not now.

I'll sleep on it I think.

Cheers, Rob.

p.s. I work in Cambridge and live in Bedford. Strange world ;-)
 
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