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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Geo. G." data-source="post: 3193952" data-attributes="member: 129989"><p>APM telescopes in Germany has the Leica with adapter for about $770 shipped to US;  Eagle Optics has a demo (no adapter) for $700.  The APM adapter runs about $80 (a bit steep, that), but you can get them used on AstroMart for half that.  Used prices recently at AstroMart on the Leica have run about $650-700.  I would hesitate to buy used, however, unless the seller addresses the following possibility:  one run of the Leicas had a bunch of spots on an interior lens--this was reported by many buyers--which necessitated sending the piece into LeicaUSA for cleaning.  So even Leica falls down on quality control now and then.  But the view in this eyepiece is superb, so I don't regret the hassle.</p></blockquote><p></p>