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Bigshent

Bigshent

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I have a ES 80 GA ED and have recently thinking about upgrading but to be honest I have always thought the scope excellent for the pennies. The lens now does seen to lack some coating on it and has quite a few scratches ( very fine ) but not noticeable when looking through the eyepiece. Is it possible to get a new lense in it or have the existing one polished and coated. The last but not least what would be the cost :-C
 
Hi there,

Assuming you mean the end objective lens it would have to be replaced, as it's not possible to re-polish and re-coat the lens. The cost of replacing and fitting a new one would be around £237.00

If you wish to do this or find out anymore info you can call our service department on the number below, or email your enquiry to [email protected]

01582 726522 (Mon-Friday 0900-1600)

Best wishes
Rob
 
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Cheers for the info Rob, the cost is more than I expected It may be worth saving a few more pennies perhaps for the latest model :t:
 
Bigshent said:
I have a ES 80 GA ED and have recently thinking about upgrading but to be honest I have always thought the scope excellent for the pennies. The lens now does seen to lack some coating on it and has quite a few scratches ( very fine ) but not noticeable when looking through the eyepiece. Is it possible to get a new lense in it or have the existing one polished and coated. The last but not least what would be the cost :-C
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hi, out of curiosity, how long have you had your scope ?
 
Bigshent said:
I have a ES 80 GA ED and have recently thinking about upgrading but to be honest I have always thought the scope excellent for the pennies. The lens now does seen to lack some coating on it and has quite a few scratches ( very fine ) but not noticeable when looking through the eyepiece. Is it possible to get a new lense in it or have the existing one polished and coated. The last but not least what would be the cost :-C
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The perceived wisdom here is that the objective lens has to be very badly scratched for it to interfere with the performance of the scope so I wouldn't bother replacing the lens.
 
True if its just scratches, although I think from what Bigshent said, the coatings seem to be coming off which would have an effect the overall image quality.
 
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