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Old 17-05-2017, 01:52 PM
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Update, the scope arrived safe and sound. There are couple of small annoying things that bugged me. The secondary collimation screws might as well be made of playdoh. Collimating it once almost stripped the screws clean aha, I replaced them for now with spare screws I had. The tube rings are a bit too tight for my liking, gonna make fitting and using a wilcox ring very difficult. Haven't taken it out for a test of yet (not for a couple of days I think due to clouds ) so can't test the focus and coma with and without the mpcc.
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Old 17-05-2017, 03:56 PM
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This is not a straight forward comparison. Andrews are grey importers, <snip>

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What is a grey importer ?

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Old 17-05-2017, 04:48 PM
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Most astro retailers are dealers/agents for one or more specific
brands of scopes/ mounts/cameras/accessories etc:. Grey importers
are not tied to agreements with manufacturers/wholesalers etc: and
can source their stock from wherever they like. Consequently, the
warranties normally applicable to some/most/all of the brands they
carry are null and void, and the grey importer has to arrange his/her
own warranty coverage. I have to say that Andrews seem to be pretty
good in this regard. Grey importers are common in other retail
businesses too, such as camera/optical/computer stores.
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Old 17-05-2017, 07:50 PM
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Most astro retailers are dealers/agents for one or more specific
brands of scopes/ mounts/cameras/accessories etc:. Grey importers
are not tied to agreements with manufacturers/wholesalers etc: and
can source their stock from wherever they like. Consequently, the
warranties normally applicable to some/most/all of the brands they
carry are null and void, and the grey importer has to arrange his/her
own warranty coverage. I have to say that Andrews seem to be pretty
good in this regard. Grey importers are common in other retail
businesses too, such as camera/optical/computer stores.
raymo
I hate that andrews doesnt have a proper online shop. They would get so much more business if we didn't have to call every time we need to order. Phone calls also makes mistakes more common (they messed up my address, thank god the neighbour declined to sign for it instead of just keeping it!)
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