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I sent an email explaining a few things to Gilman This is the email I sent with Gilmans reply in bold.
Gilman after using this scope a few times I thought I would let you know my verdict on the ED127 I obtained from your company.
Visually I cannot fault the telescope, great views of planets etc.
Mechanically, especially the focuser, is not good. The tolerances between the focuser tube and the accessories is too great and nothing I have used (eyepieces, diagonals camera adapters etc) will stay in place without me physically holding the accessories in place. The focuser really needs to be redesigned. The ID of the focuser tube needs to be resized to actually fit the accessories properly (there is too much clearance, the focuser tube locking mechanism is a waste of time and will not lock in place.
it is ture, we are modifying it and add new screws into its structure
The only way this telescope will be properly usable will be to spend another AU$780 to buy a well built focuser making the telescope anything but economical and ½ the price I paid for the scope. I may as well bought a well built scope in Australia for $2000 at least I would have some warranty.
sorry for your inconvenient
Would I recommend the ED127 scope to anyone? NO not in its present configuration. If a redesigned good quality focuser became available, or even a resized focuser tube at a fair cost, for this scope then I might reconsider. In the meantime the scope is sat in the corner of my room still packed in the case it arrived in with 2 of the 3 latches broken and unused.
we will inform us when our new focuser is ready, it is cheap and good quality.
Adrian
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Will be very interested in the "new improved" focuser
Adrian
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