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I saw a demonstration model at NEAF and had a look through it at the gymnasium ceiling.
The view looked okay with no obvious faults or problems during this daytime viewing. Fit and finish looked fine...
I did not get lots of time to play with it as other people were interested in getting a peek too.
In the daytime I had no problem with eye placement and the eye relief seemed comfortable to me.
My personal thoughts...not facts...again, I am not trying to state facts only my opinion.
How will it compare to the Ethos?...I have no idea.
Would I buy one in the first production run?...Nope
Why?...They don't control the manufacturing directly and until it is demonstrated that they have sufficient QC/QA I'm not interested in being a "tester"...I believe that Explore Scientific is a subsidiary/partner of the manufacturing company so I am not sure which tail is wagging what dog. Having said that, there was nothing visibly wrong with the demonstration eyepiece at NEAF and if it is representative of the prodcution runs it should be a nice eyepiece.
Do I think the folks at Explore Scientific will try and release a quality product?...Yes, I believe that they will try. I got the impression that they wanted to be "in the market" for the long haul. The people I met at NEAF from the company seemed genuine and sincere (purely my impression)
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