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Old 21-11-2018, 08:40 PM
Wavytone
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So its not this configuration re focuser and finder ?
http://www.stellaroptical.com/Images/Santel-MK6-b.jpg

Who issued the test certificate ? StellarOptical, Mike Palermiti, or Santel itself ?

FWIW In case anyone else is thinking of acquiring a large OTA secondhand from the US there is a way without paying a fortune - sign up with a freight forwarder (like MyUS) that charges by weight only - not volume - and have the vendor ship to them at their domestic rates. Then the freight forwarder will consolidate it in a larger shipment to Australia - which is where the big savings come in. And they can still use Fedex for that.

Shipping the MN86 this way cost a fifth of what the quotes were to ship it direct from the vendor. It was so reasonable that it was worth having the scope shipped inside its transport case rather than ditch that to cut the cost.

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