The most expensive diagonal

[ahlberto]

This Denkmeier Star Diagonal Regular 2" is the most expensive diagonal i ever seen and is sold for 783€!!!!!!!.The same diagonal is sold on aleph Nuova pagina 1 for 299€....

Any comments on this freak situation?By the way,astroshop.de has already confirmed the prices are correct....

[alfi]

hi

it only shows the brand snobberys madness, there are many examples of this, people believe that the brand guarantees performance, without any critical thinking.

alfi

[Solar B]

Right so there are two vastly different prices for the same

Denk diagonal,id guess that the 299E is nearer the mark

and for that money my vote would go to a WO quartz anyway.

Brian

[ahlberto]

Beeing more expensive,the 299€ denk in italy,they have very beautiful metal caps(i have the denk powerswith S2 for SCT binos) and the best 2" adapter ive seen permiting the diagonal rotate on is axis without the need of unlock any screw.Even at 299€ they are expensive but they are in reality William Optics diagonals.WO makes the denkmeier diagonals.Now the 783€ priçe on astroshop.de is an really out of this world.

[TheMightyKong]

hi

it only shows the brand snobberys madness, there are many examples of this, people believe that the brand guarantees performance, without any critical thinking.

alfi

Brand snobbery? It's a typo i'm sure.

[alfi]

hi

check here Prisms & Diagonal mirrors < Telescope accessories

if it is a typo, then it is typo on several diagonals.

i feel there are some companys that demand extreme prices for their products, not based on production costs and performance, but solely on their name.

alfi

[hunterknox]

Consider it a tax on idiots.

[alfi]

hehe, the sad thing is that it probably is no better then a much cheaper diagonal, maybe even a rebranded generic thing.

it is just stupid to pay so much for a brand, people should look for performance for their money, not a brand.

alfi

[TheMightyKong]

How strange! Its unbelievable they charge so much for the denks, whereas the TV diagonal, which is supposed to be better is advertised on that same page for less than half the cost.

Which is why I wonder if it's a pricing error. If this outfit is just a part of a company that has multiple e-commerce sites, makes me wonder if the people that run it even know anything about what they're selling. The denks are rebranded william optics diagonals as albherto said.

[ahlberto]

Hi.Yup,they are rebranded william optics diagonals.If someone whats a denk diagonal,just buy a william optics one,-they are the same stuff.

How strange! Its unbelievable they charge so much for the denks, whereas the TV diagonal, which is supposed to be better is advertised on that same page for less than half the cost.

Which is why I wonder if it's a pricing error. If this outfit is just a part of a company that has multiple e-commerce sites, makes me wonder if the people that run it even know anything about what they're selling. The denks are rebranded william optics diagonals as albherto said.

[MG1]

Just out of curiosity are the denk binoviewers made by wo too?

Mike

[ahlberto]

Nope.The denk binos are made by denk.The only thing WO makes for Denk is the diagonal itself.The powerswitch,2" adapters and all other stuff are made by denk.