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I made the mistake of telling the truth when my brand new Ethos 21mm turned up. I won't be doing that again!!

I have used 365astronomy fairly regularly over the past two years and have always found the service to be excellent. Zoltan is very helpful when answering email enquiries and the speed of delivery is extremely impressive.

You know as well as I do that it is only a matter of time before they appear in this thread. Perhaps we should run a book on who will crack first?

Very nice, John. There seems to be just enough space in those cases for a set of DeLites

I have that case from Allandale - it is very small but very well made. I use mine to protect my Giro III mount when traveling.

I haven't used it yet. I had one previously and couldn't get on with it but have completely changed my scopes and eyepieces now so wanted to give it another go. The 4.5mm will find its way into the case. I struggle with small eye lenses so decide to go for the three Delos rather than the zoom. I am also a wide field junkie

Out went the Nagler 3-6mm Zoom and in came Delos 3.5mm and 6mm, and a new case... Delos 4.5mm and Delos or Ethos 10mm into that empty space and I think I'm well and truly done

I seem to recognise that T1 Nagler Nice collection, Damian. Are you sure they don't deserve a nice case to live in?

I buy mine here: http://www.cases-and-enclosures.co.uk/spare-parts-foam-flight-aluminium-cases.html

No doubt about that. There is no way I would have spent so many thousands of pounds on astro gear if it wasn't for the advice and encouragement of the wonderful people on SGL

The original contents of this post have been moved by me to a new thread to avoid hijacking this one.

Every prob;em I have encountered with these handsets has related to power in one form or another. It does sound like there is a problem with achieving a consistent charge so the cables could be the problem. Do both of your power packs use the same cable to deliver power to the scope? If so it might be worth replacing that too.

Alan, If you like your malt you could do worse than order from here. £35 to deliver 6 bottles to Bulgaria is not bad at all

The Talisker was lovely, especially with a triplet As was the Lagavulin, and the Glenfiddich

{snigger} This raised an old question in my head. What is the plural of Ethos? Do I have a case full of Ethos, a case full of Ethoses or a case full of Ethi? I like the last version.

Despite having stopped buying eyepieces three weeks ago my wife tells me "a package has arrived". I might have an update to post tomorrow

I find Talisker is very good at relaxing you to the point when you are horizontal and staring at the zenith

I've refreshed my case ready for SGL 10...

The more I think about it, this is probably the best idea anybody has ever had about what to do with an exercise mat

A very nice set, Mike, and I like what you have done with the exercise mat. Very neat.

There is once you have made enough posts, I think it is 250.

I will take that as an instruction, Alan. Balvenie 14 year old will be my weapon of choice I think we are quite close to one another at SGLX, John. Happy to bring the 17mm over to say hello and let you pop it in your scope to see what you think of it

Thanks, Alan - I'm certainly not known for half measures I decided to buy them new so it was a slightly cringing moment when I pulled the trigger. Those nice people at Telescope House gave me 10% discount so I've almost managed to persuade myself I got a bargain Looking forward to giving them all a good road test. Thanks, Paul. Not a Maplins case but nothing special either. Might treat myself to something more special once I stop buying eyepieces. I bought the Nagler zoom to give me some high power options but plan to replace with Ethos EPs when budget allows. I wish TeleVue did a hard case - I just don't like the idea of having a few grand of glass in that very expensive soft case they do. It was gut wrenching letting go of the 17mm and 22mm Naglers but both went to good homes so it's not all bad.

March is bonus month at work so I decide to go for a bit of a radical upgrade in the EP department. Out went: Explore Scientific 82° 4.7mm, 6.7mm, 8.8mm, 11mm & 14mmExplore Scientific 68° 20mm & 28mmTeleVue Nagler T4 17mm & 22mm...and in came this lot... :grin: :grin: Here they are with their new friends... And here is my new case... The astute amongst you will have noticed that there is space for another high power Ethos

I have three of these cases, which are a great size and very sturdy... http://www.cases-and-enclosures.co.uk/aluminium-flight-case-460x330x150mm-4820.html Currently showing out of stock but they will come back in and they also have other sizes.