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Originally Posted by Profiler
Pretty unkind to refer to AEC as a "smaller" anything. They are the sole authorised distributor for Takahashi in Australia and New Zealand. Takahashi is probably one of the very best manufacturers of astro gear in the world and they wouldn't touch with a barge pole any distributor who was even remotely unreliable. The after sales support from both AEC and Takahashi are legendary - unlike many others who claim quality/support to their products right here in Australia.
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Good point about Takahashi using them as sole ANZ distributor - they wouldn't damage their rep using a cowboy.
I only referred to A.E.C. as "small", because it I've only just discovered their web site after hundreds of searches looking for scopes. I obviously haven't been looking for a Takahashi
They look like a good outfit - although I have a bit of trouble understanding whether they actually have any stock in Australia (for any manufacturer) or just deal with the import & distribution side.
I'll phone Claude directly with my questions - e-mail seems a bit ambiguous regrading pricing / stock etc.