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Hi Scorpius
Another Perth local! Thanks for that info on postage. I find the cost surprising when you consider that you can buy an 8" dob for $450. It is also more than half the cost of a 10" Bintel/Andrews. What surprises me most is that Bintel and Andrews are supposedly long standing "Mail Order" specialists.
I have heard good things about SkyWatcher eyepieces, basically being advised that they are made at the same Guan Sheng factory as the Orion lenses. I know nothing about SkyWatcher scopes except that this seems to be the main brand flogged by Perth's BTOW in Malaga and Camera House in Midland.
My only concern about the Skywatcher scopes is that they are significantly more than Bintel/Andrews, yet don't come with the Crayford 2" focuser and mirror fan as standard. If allowing an extra $119 - $149 for a Crayford 2", that takes the true cost to over $1000 for the Skywatcher, in which case the Andrews 10" Delux wins at $649 + $250. Even the Standard GSO 12" from Andrews comes in close at $799+$250, so if postage is the decider the GSO 12" looks good.
I'd still be curious to learn about your SkyWatcher, Where abouts in Perth are NVT please?
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