Hi Jazz, Firstly you have excellent taste in wanting to purchase a LB.
As Petra has said the extra's are 1.More elaborate red dot finder 2. 2" 26mm E/P. 3.Roller Bearing in Azimuth, with tension knob.
Personally I don't like any of the red dot finders, so I fitted a 8X50mm straight through finder. The E/P,I love the wiiiiddddeeee views so I kept it.
The roller bearing is smooth and easy, I would recommend it.
So go with the deluxe
There are a couple of changes I would make as soon as practicable.
1. The primary springs are too soft, this will make collimation tedious. I have the product code for these.
2. Change both the secondary and primary collimation knobs, this makes collimation toolless, a big improvement. Once you try to collimate withe originals you'll know what I mean.
3. Have the end rings powder coated black, as all four are WHITE on the INSIDE not good.
A shroud is another essential addition.
One last thing, a dew shield extending about 1.5x the aperture from the front of the tube will eliminate dew on the secondary.
Jazz, I don't wish to scare you with all these changes but I know that once carried out it will make a good scope into a great scope.
The optics give great views, oooppps!!! One last thing a Orion or similar brand collimator.
The springs are $30
Collimation Knobs, both sets $50.
Powder coat X4 $40.
Shroud $90.
Dew shield $20 High Impact Polystyrene Sheet, H.I.P.S.
Collimator $70 absolutely necessary.
For the absolute essentials it will cost about $120.
Cheers, John
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Originally Posted by jazzodict
Hello,
I have (after ruminating for weeks) finally decided to purchase a 10" LB  !!!
Any comments on whether I should go in for a Standard or Deluxe model ... do the add-ons make a significant difference?
Cheers,
Jazzodict. |