Chuck, I would still be willing to pay more to make my own eyepiece. I would like to have the experience. I think that even $50 would be worth the experience of building the eyepiece. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuckhards@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:07 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eyepiece seminar I spent several hours over the weekend looking for lenses for the seminar eyepiece kits, and was disappointed in the selection I found. There are far fewer appropriate lenses in the surplus market today, than there were 3 years ago when I was heavily involved in eyepiece making. I did find some lenses good for symmetricals & Plossls, as well as a couple of triplets that might work for orthos, however prices have risen in the last few years. If it looks like lens prices alone will exceed fifteen dollars, I'm less inclined to make the effort. I would have to sell all of these kits to make it worthwhile, and once you get around $20-$25, there isn't much motivation to make your own eyepiece other than curiosity. Bill Kelley has contacted me regarding some nice little achromats that will work, if we can get enough of them. (Thanks, Bill!) My own parts bins have only enough lenses for perhaps four or five eyepieces right now. Stay tuned. C. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Thanks for the feedback, Dave. I'll bear that in mind. C. --- David Dunn <david.dunn@albertsons.com> wrote:
Chuck,
I would still be willing to pay more to make my own eyepiece. I would like to have the experience. I think that even $50 would be worth the experience of building the eyepiece.
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Chuck, Surplus Shed is selling eyepiece sets from 3.50 to 6.50, plossel and erfle formats. I bought a 35mm set and still haven't put it together yet. Ron Vanderhule Chuck Hards wrote:
Thanks for the feedback, Dave. I'll bear that in mind.
C.
--- David Dunn <david.dunn@albertsons.com> wrote:
Chuck,
I would still be willing to pay more to make my own eyepiece. I would like to have the experience. I think that even $50 would be worth the experience of building the eyepiece.
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Thanks, Ron, I've already checked-out SS. I prefer to calculate my own design rather than use pre-designed sets: Sometimes, these sets are made using what's on-hand, rather than a carefully thought-out design. It also makes it impossible for me to defend the design personally, or even speak about it knowledgeably. BUT, maybe we can go that route if I can't do it my way. C. --- karen vanderhule <nitesite@lgcy.com> wrote:
Chuck, Surplus Shed is selling eyepiece sets from 3.50 to 6.50, plossel and erfle formats. I bought a 35mm set and still haven't put it together yet. Ron Vanderhule
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Chuck Me too. Jim David Dunn <david.dunn@albertsons.com> wrote:Chuck, I would still be willing to pay more to make my own eyepiece. I would like to have the experience. I think that even $50 would be worth the experience of building the eyepiece. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuckhards@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:07 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eyepiece seminar I spent several hours over the weekend looking for lenses for the seminar eyepiece kits, and was disappointed in the selection I found. There are far fewer appropriate lenses in the surplus market today, than there were 3 years ago when I was heavily involved in eyepiece making. I did find some lenses good for symmetricals & Plossls, as well as a couple of triplets that might work for orthos, however prices have risen in the last few years. If it looks like lens prices alone will exceed fifteen dollars, I'm less inclined to make the effort. I would have to sell all of these kits to make it worthwhile, and once you get around $20-$25, there isn't much motivation to make your own eyepiece other than curiosity. Bill Kelley has contacted me regarding some nice little achromats that will work, if we can get enough of them. (Thanks, Bill!) My own parts bins have only enough lenses for perhaps four or five eyepieces right now. Stay tuned. C. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
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