I rang Bintel in Melbourne yesterday to order an Orion Deluxe 2" 2x barlow and was told they didn't stock them
. I rang their Sydney shop and was told they had none in stock, but would order one for me if I liked. They both tried to push their Bintel ED barlow ( which is a re-badged GSO ED barlow). I ordered the Orion ( along with a 13mm Stratus EP) and hopefully they will arrive before Christmas.
Just a heads-up warning for those intending to buy an Orion barlow in the near future
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BTW, I didn't check out Sirius Optics, who advertise the Orion barlow for a slightly higher price ($219).