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Like (or so it seems) a number of folk I have
been seeking a new 'scope and not unnaturally wanted the best I could I could
get for my money.
I finally settled for an angled Kowa 60 mm
with a 30 W eye piece. I phoned around all the main dealers I could find on the
net, including interstate, and was delighted with the price and the service I
received at Adelaide Optical, just outside the Adelaide Arcade on the Grefell St
end.
Ask for Karina (the boss's daughter no
less). Karina called and emailed me a number of times; gave me good
advice and importantly wasn't pushy.
John
Mc
Melbourne
A friend is planning to buy her first scope and has
asked me for advice. I am a bit out of date on what is
available.
I am still happy with my Kowa, a TSN3 bought in
1992 I think. It has had an extremely hard life having been to many foreign
countries and taken on many rough trips in Australia. I often go out in
groups where I am prepared to let everyone use it and the lens has been dropped
by people who try to focus by turning it. It has never fogged up in the wet
tropics (a problem with its predecessor). It has
been repaired twice both times for the same thing - the internal effects of
being dropped from a height, blown over on to a hard surface in a gale, and
banged about over a long period. The repair service is very good. I have been
pleased with the Kowa as optically fine, pretty resilient, and (when i bought
it) reasonably priced.
I have had a faint twinge of jealousy when looking
through other people's new Swarowskis. I have heard someone complain about his
Nikon.
My friend had not thought about photography through
the scope but owns both a digital camera and an older SLR.
What are the recommended telescopes at present?
Recommended Web sources for comparisons of locally available scopes would also
be welcome.
Thanks
Margaret
Margaret Cameron
2 Cintra Street
Eastern
Heights
Queensland 4305
Australia
07 3282
9151
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