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Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Mar 14, 2011

• #21

Thanks fernando - thats put a few things in perspective. One can learn something new almost everyday here

So, no need to be scared of a narrow F ratio ? Excellent :t:

Those shorter scopes are looking very promising now. Of course, i would want to use 1.5x / 2x TC with such short focal lengths as 400/430/460/500 etc, so i guess the quality of optics is going to be the major factor in a purchase.

 

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Mar 16, 2011

• #22

Paul Corfield said:

Any thoughts on this scope here? Some reports say it uses the Intane 80mm apo triplet. Nice price too.

Paul.

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I've discovered something weird on that link. You can see the 80mm ED-3 on the page.. now click on any other link on that page, then navigate your way back to the page where the 80mm ED-3 was. Its gone. The back button works of course, but if you simply try to navigate back using the sites own links, that 80ED-3 is missing

The only way i could find it again was to come here to this thread and click the link

http://www.astro-professional.com/html/ed_80mm-3.html

http://www.astro-professional.com/html/professional.html

 

Last edited: Mar 16, 2011

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Paul Corfield

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2011

• #23

Yeah, I first found that link through one of the astronomy forums where they spoke about scopes with the Intes triplet lens cell. It seems some people did buy the scope at that price, an absolute bargain.

Paul.

 

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Mar 16, 2011

• #24

What we were looking at then do you think, old cached pages from that site maybe ?

Yes, what a terrific price that was - a bargain. Perhaps thats why its missing

 

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Paul Corfield

Well-known member

• Mar 28, 2011

• #25

Here is a 70mm FPL-53 blank. Fancy polishing up your own element?

Paul.

 

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Mar 30, 2011

• #26

I'll have to decline