Just seeing if there's any interest out there.
As new. Barely 4 months old. Still under warranty.
This is the Japanese version of the Astrotech 106 APO that's had everybody all bright and bouncey over the last couple of years.
It IS a marvelous scope, giving nice crisp views with no false colour and it handles high mags like an NP101.
The 2 speed focuser is superb. Very smooth. It has the "brass screw upgrade" so it won't rotate too freely.
Totally hassle-free. I really love it.
However, although at 6kg its pretty light for a triplet, I need something smaller still (80-90mm) as a "backpack" scope that I can trot around the farm with.
$1300 inc post & insurance
Negotiable, but a new one will run you at
least $1600 all-in (if you can find one).
Included as standard:
OTA
Finderscope bracket and rings
Tube rings w/ Vixen style dovetail
Hard carry case
Asking price also includes: a TMB II 9mm Superplanetary ($60 from Sylvain) which might as well have been made for this 'scope, a Vixen Red Dot Finder ($100ish from OPT) and a Bintel 2" Diagonal.