Wow! Zeiss Abbe Ortho's on Fleabay.

[Franklin]

What a find. Someones going to get a right bargain!

[Stu]

1 hour ago, Franklin said:

What a find. Someones going to get a right bargain!

Depends what they go for!

[Voyager 3]

44 minutes ago, Stu said:

Depends what they go for!

Or where they go for ! 

[John]

Hope the British Heart Foundation get a fair price for them - that's a nice donation that somebody has made !

Should get £2K - £3K for the set, possibly ?

 

 

 

 

[johninderby]

Last few sets I could find that sold averaged about £3,200.00 but that was in the US.

[Sirius Bizness]

Saw a set go on ABS in June with asking price £2500 so they fetch good money. That was as new where as buying these presents somewhat of a risk given you can’t view and minimal info. Strange no lens caps but that may just have been a convenience thing for use given they are stored in a box.

I’d love to try some but lack of ER may be a challenge for me as I have really long eyelashes!

[Franklin]

According to Company 7 these were made to mark the end of the Zeiss astronomical equipment lines in the mid 90's and were a limited edition for the US market retailing back then at around $1300.

[JeremyS]

43 minutes ago, Sirius Bizness said:

I’d love to try some but lack of ER may be a challenge for me as I have really long eyelashes!

Scissors?
Or curlers?
🤣

[markse68]

does anyone have the zao brochure in pdf? company 7 refused to let me get a copy as i wasn’t a customer.

[johninderby]

There is the Baader info sheet.

https://astro-physics.info/index.htm?products/accessories/baader/abbe2

Edited August 24, 2021 by johninderby

[johninderby]

And the link that Company 7 doesn’t supply. 🙂

http://www.astrosurf.com/ilizaso/Zeiss Abbe Ortho & okularrak/Zeiss_Abbe_Orthoscopic_July 1994.pdf

Edited August 24, 2021 by johninderby

[John]

I had a look through one of the Zeiss ZAO orthos a few years back, the 6mm. It was clearly a superb performer even from that brief encounter. These days I suspect I would not get on so well with the short eye relief, small eye lens and limited AFoV given that my scopes are all on undriven alt-azimuth mounts

I still have a Fujiyama 4mm HD ortho which I stick in a scope from time to time to remind myself what using such eyepieces is like in practical terms. 

 

[markse68]

1 hour ago, johninderby said:

And the link that Company 7 doesn’t supply. 🙂

http://www.astrosurf.com/ilizaso/Zeiss Abbe Ortho & okularrak/Zeiss_Abbe_Orthoscopic_July 1994.pdf

Thanks John! no idea why they’re so precious about it

Mark

[johninderby]

The real bidding has yet to start. What will it reach by 21:27 this evening? 🤔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373695113126?hash=item5701f6e7a6:g:7okAAOSwsmFhJATR

Edited August 30, 2021 by johninderby

[John]

4 hours ago, johninderby said:

The real bidding has yet to start. What will it reach by 21:27 this evening? 🤔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373695113126?hash=item5701f6e7a6:g:7okAAOSwsmFhJATR

They seem to have jumped up a bit !

 

[IB20]

I thought about chucking in a cheeky bid when they were around £160. Think I’ll let them go at this price and above. 😅

[JamesF]

4 minutes ago, IB20 said:

I thought about chucking in a cheeky bid when they were around £160. Think I’ll let them go at this price and above. 😅

Quite

Though at the moment (just under £1300) I'd not say they're outrageously overpriced.  I'm sure lots of people (even on SGL) have paid far more for a set of five eyepieces.

James

[JeremyS]

Interesting spectator sport 😊

[JamesF]

At least they don't have undercuts

James

[JeremyS]

6 minutes ago, JamesF said:

At least they don't have undercuts

James

Now my interest is piqued….£1300 you say…?

[Franklin]

I think they will go for over £2000.

[Boki Aristarh]

For poor people take into consideration these little wonders...

https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/accessories/optical-accessories/eyepieces/q-turret-classic-ortho-plossl/classic-ortho-10mm-1¼"-okular-(ht-mc).html

6 mm, 10 mm, 18 mm...

"The eyepieces use the same glasses and the same optical design as the old orthoscopic Zeiss Jena eyepieces."  

I have them and they are wonderful... Even better when you consider price.

[johninderby]

Will Jeremy put in a cheeky £2000.00 bid at the last second? 😁😁😁

[John]

I would pay £1,500 for them but not £2,000 and I think they will go for around that in the end, maybe a touch more.

 

 

 

[johninderby]

I’m thinking they will fetch a bit over 2000. 🤔