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Originally Posted by troypiggo
I would have thought 80c more is a pretty minuscule premium in the astro gear world. 
I'm curious about these and their 3mm thickness. I assume the acrylic is shiny and/or buffed, but don't know about the cut surface finish. Any issues with reflections from light at an angle off the 3mm cut surfaces? |
It's 80c per inch so for a 10" scope there will be $8 difference in price.
Yes, it's a bit reflective and not 100% non transparent. However it doesn't affect focusing. I have tried to focus on a pole with a very bright bulb 5 kms away from me and there is no difference between a MDF mask and an acrylic one. Both masks work very well.
In terms of transparency, I could get light through with a 8 bright LED torch. But it was placed 70mm from the back of a panel. Once it's moved away further I couldn't see light from the torch at all.
I think I can get 2mm black acylic panels for just a bit more than I am getting peach pannels. In this case it won't affect pricing at all.
Do you think 2mm black would be better?