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Originally Posted by h0ughy
I did however get a wonderful deal on two new eyepieces from Queensland Astrofest (Star Optics), and Sirus Optical would bend over backwards to provde service in the middle of the night. So sometimes the personal touch is worth paying for!
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I have dealt with Star Optic's it where I buy my Pentax XW's from, at a good deal, same with Sirus gave me a 20% discount at AstroFest. Both venders to me are excellent to deal with and they will see more of my dollars.
However I did buy a Astronomiks UHC filter from Bintel their web price was $190.00 and at the time they were advertising them in AS&T for the same but charged me $198.00 minus postage which took it up to $208.00. I didn't say anything at the time as I found out after purchasing what they were advertising for in AS&T during the month I purchased it. kinda peeved me off really even though it was only $8.00 difference.
Personally I prefer to buy local for waranty purposes
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