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Originally Posted by TeZZa
Firstly, as a beginner I have found the whole business of buying a telescope and mount rather shabby! Maybe it was just me, but talk about amateur! If I treated my customers the way I have been treated I would be out of business... I guess you can get away with that level of service in a niche area.  If anyone is interested I can open another thread detailing my experience as a complete beginner in buying a telescope, let me know. |
Please do if you are up to it. I'm sure a lot of people including myself would be interested to read about your experiences. A discussion of the issues would also be useful for others looking to buy their first telescope. Just please be tactful when referring to specific dealers. From the
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I suspect you were buying from a dealer who themselves did not have much of a clue about astronomy, telescopes and other equipment apart from what they might have learned through buying and selling them.
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The Megrez II 80 FD APO requires an extension tube of about 2" (or 50-55mm)... which seems a bit dumb to me; why didn't they make the tube 2" longer!
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Because then many other eyepieces would not reach focus. It's easy to make the tube longer with an extension tube, it's not so easy to make it shorter ... although Bert can show you how to wield a hacksaw if you're interested.
