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Andrew*

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Okay, okay... I give in:

Beautiful blue velvet drawstring bag.

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Fantastically crafted walnut case with metal insert.

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And the four best eyepieces and barlow in the world.

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Well done, Steve! :D

AndyH, this may surprise you, but the other half was behind me all the way for this lot :help: Hell, the cash even came from her bank account in Euros. She was born in East Germany, not far from Jena, where the original Zeiss factory was.

Andrew

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You do realise, you cannot go to another starparty ever again????????

You'll have so many new friends.......... :wave:

Wahahahaha............enjoy, you lucky sod...... Fecking heirlooms those b*ggers will end up being. :thumbright:

Either that, or your wee yin will be going to a good uni in years to come.

All the best.

I am so jealous.

Andy.

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Ooh, Ooh! Do I get a prize :mrgreen:

Erm... I've got a Baader Collimator that's run out of batteries. :scratch: Oh, and 6 other SW eyepieces you could have :laugh:

Steve,

I believe Andrew said something about the winner getting there choice of EP from the box. That's right Andrew yeah?

:D Well, to look through, maybe! But he can come over here for that....

Does she have any sisters? :scratch:

:help: she loved that!

Wahahahaha............enjoy, you lucky sod...... Fecking heirlooms those b*ggers will end up being. :thumbright:

Either that, or your wee yin will be going to a good uni in years to come.

It's possible these eyepieces will fund that....

You see, this was made possible because of the very fact that if/when I need the cash, I will be able to sell these beauties at least at the price I paid for them, if not double/triple. It's better than keeping the cash in a bank!!... Plus I get to use the best eyepieces in the world in the meantime, even if it isn't on a day-to-day night-to-night basis.

Then again, now that I've seen them and held them (let alone look through them) I don't think I'll ever want to sell them! It'll be brown paper bag in the middle of the road before these leave me! :lol:

Andrew

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How many of us are going to say to our wives.

"Just look what Andrews very caring wife has bought him, at great expense. Isn't he a very lucky chap".

Hoping against hope that ours will respond likewise. I know for a fact I would be

wasting my time. :crybaby:

Ron.

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As in law, Andrew's good lady has set a precedent.

I shall go to Paisley sheriff court and ask that my lovely gal, permit me to buy a Tak TOA-150 on an EM-400 mount.

Wish me luck..............or at least, what type of wood for the casket??????

:D Andy.

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As in law, Andrew's good lady has set a precedent.

I shall go to Paisley sheriff court and ask that my lovely gal, permit me to buy a Tak TOA-150 on an EM-400 mount.

Wish me luck..............or at least, what type of wood for the casket??????

:help: Andy.

As i have met your missus Andy, i would go for an oak casket mate..... :D

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Good morning, Russ! :help: A bit of editing never harmed anyone!

No, the 8.5-12mm SW has also arrived, from Canada. Quite an extraordinary difference between them! Double the number of elements, double the AFOV, at least 10x the size, but a tenth the cost.

I have actually peeked through them. Not in a scope of course - it's been solidly raining as you would expect... They have a much larger TFOV than my other ortho (5mm TH) and are a pleasure to put your eye to. Of course I tried my best not to blink!!

But no, I will pay dearest Eli back for them... maybe :D

Andrew

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Very, very nice Andrew :D

Did the eyepieces come with end caps ? (I notice the barlow has one but then the element there would be very near the end of the barrel).

What is the spec of the eyepieces, FoV, # of elements etc ?.

They remind me of a set of TMB Monos that a mate of mine got when they 1st came out, wooden box and all.

Are you actually going to use them ??

Congratulations again :help:

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What is the spec of the eyepieces, FoV, # of elements etc ?.

I've found the answer to that one myself:

- 4 elements in 2 groups optical design.

- Well corrected on-axis to f/4.

- All air-to-glass surfaces are coated with the ultimate Zeiss high-efficiency multicoatings.

- Flat and distortion free 43° apparent field of view.

John

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Are you actually going to use them ??

Yes, but not on a daily/nightly basis. I don't want to risk any damage at all coming to them. But they will never be left forgotten!

Did the eyepieces come with end caps ? (I notice the barlow has one but then the element there would be very near the end of the barrel).

Yes, all eyepieces have eye- and field- lens caps. Admittedly this is where the beautiful finish breaks down a bit. The caps are just bog-standard black plastic caps, and not even to the standard of the Hyperion caps. :? Still, they're only end caps! :D

- Flat and distortion free 43° apparent field of view.

I'm a bit surprised at the 43° claim to be honest - the FOV more resembles a plossl's FOV.

Oh, I'll get a shot of the coatings at the next possible opportunity - they are quite beautiful!

Thanks for all the wonderful comments! :help:

Andrew

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Ah thank goodness for that. Thought I was a bit of a weirdo :D

Just picked up my new scope this morn :help: ...............and it smells nice. Just like my Intes-Micro M500 Mak-Cass used to........Mmmmmmm.........

Andy

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