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Don at Bintel was the first person I met in the showroom there at Glebe when I embarked on my Astro journey back in late 2016
We chatted for nearly 2 hours about the hobby and he steered me in the right direction about getting started.
Since then Don, John and many others at Bintel have been great to deal with and if something wasn’t available they would suggest an alternative that worked
I agree they are not always the “cheapest” but I prefer to talk to someone who knows the hobby inside and out. It’s not always about the dollars. Don’s an avid Fly fishing enthusiast but his passion is Astronomy and he’s always up for a good yarn.
Bintel ( Don ) have got me out of trouble on many occasions. I even brought my newts into the showroom when I just started and Don or Mick would collimate it for me on the spot. I did eventually learn how to collimate them myself after a few months
Regarding the grease smear issues with the 2600MC and 2600MM , I rang Bintel , they arranged the return for the camera and it was rectified and returned to me in 8 days under warranty, never had an issue since !!
There are many other situations where they have gone that extra bit to help me out
I do buy from 2 or 3 other suppliers but Bintel are my prime supplier and have been for over 5 years
Cheers
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