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Originally Posted by netwolf
Hi All,
Castor menationed a Hong Kong based online shop where he got his FS-60c from and so i cheked out the site. And as i mentioned in that thread they are offering EQ6 Goto mounts fairly cheap. I have since emailed them about pricing and have been advised that the EQ6 Goto mount is 6800HKD + 780HKD to ship (35-60days) + they quoted a production lead time of 2-3months not sure what this means yet.
This works out to about $1300 AUD shipped to Australia. Not bad considering the local price is about 1000$ more than this.
Link to EQ6.
http://www.grandeye.com.hk/sw_telescope.htm
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because its over a grand your going to get hit with import duties and will have to pay GST and the customs duty. so its going to bring you a lot closer than you think. and the 2-3 months is the time may be to allow for the new improved version, but who know, it could also be the time taken to ship by sea as the weight of this unit prohibits air shipping(cost wise). Best of luck. BTW probably no warranty recognised in Australia and that may be an important factor too as it probably wont be recognised by tasco australia, your synscan will come with the northern hemisphere oriented 2.05, you will need the 2.05a for the southern hemisphere. A little birdy told me that the new version 3 hand controllers will probably be coming out at the end of the year, and I can say that it is getting a thorough workout to iron out any bugs at the moment, and it will be fully upgradable from the net, and has the sync function built into the ESC key by pressing it for a few seconds. Good luck and I hope your mission is successful
EDIT: I should have scrolled down to read tony's comments