For you telescope makers, Surplus Shed now has the 127mm f/5.5 acrhomatic objectives back in-stock: http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l3968.html $139.00 + $5 shipping. This is NOT an APO or ED objective, and at f/5 will display some color fringes on bright objects. However, it will excell on deep-sky objects and make a magnificent large finder for a big Dob. It comes with a cell. The price is outstanding and I have to thank the underpaid Chinese craftsmen who produced it. It is a full 5" clear aperture lens and an American made equivalent would cost seven or eight times the price. HURRY. Surplus Shed sold out of these in a matter of hours last time they got some in.
Looks like the f/9.4 version is also back in-stock: http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l3967.html On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
For you telescope makers, Surplus Shed now has the 127mm f/5.5 acrhomatic objectives back in-stock:
http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l3968.html
$139.00 + $5 shipping.
This is NOT an APO or ED objective, and at f/5 will display some color fringes on bright objects. However, it will excell on deep-sky objects and make a magnificent large finder for a big Dob. It comes with a cell. The price is outstanding and I have to thank the underpaid Chinese craftsmen who produced it. It is a full 5" clear aperture lens and an American made equivalent would cost seven or eight times the price.
HURRY. Surplus Shed sold out of these in a matter of hours last time they got some in.
I warned you. It's now just a few hours later and their Website says it's *out of stock.* The f/9.4 version is still showing as available. On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
For you telescope makers, Surplus Shed now has the 127mm f/5.5 acrhomatic objectives back in-stock:
http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l3968.html
$139.00 + $5 shipping.
This is NOT an APO or ED objective, and at f/5 will display some color fringes on bright objects. However, it will excell on deep-sky objects and make a magnificent large finder for a big Dob. It comes with a cell. The price is outstanding and I have to thank the underpaid Chinese craftsmen who produced it. It is a full 5" clear aperture lens and an American made equivalent would cost seven or eight times the price.
HURRY. Surplus Shed sold out of these in a matter of hours last time they got some in.
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