I'm sure no one really needs telling how good they are, but a big thank you to Bintel Melbourne for resuscitating (sp?) my refractor.
I had taken it in to another "professional" in Melbourne to have it cleaned after it fell in a pond
. No small amount of spare change later I had it back; however the images, though clearer were not as sharp as before with CA and SA all over the shop.
The reason: the objective had not been seated properly - in fact it was essentially cross-threaded in the cell, being out by 40-45" of arc!!
After some hand-ringing, some swearing and some skillfully applied pressure the Bintel chaps had it out and cleaned and properly collimated in no time!
Top stuff!