Isn't it nice to have Bintel in Melbourne? I ran into Trevor (OneOfOne) on Saturday. I think there was a fair bit of iceinspace traffic through the shop over the w/e.
From Bintel's standard stock, I bought a telrad and a right-angle finder. That combo is fantastic! Pity the telrad does not fit between the finder and focuser, so I had to put it on the far side of the finder. I will have to move the finder 1/2 a notch. It's amazing how precise the telrad is.
From Roger's personal stash I bought a 2" Jap Barlow (just like the UO one Dave47Tuc reviewed). Wow! This thing is awesome! I really cannot believe how good it is! But more on the barlow later on another thread. All I'll say here is that I am very happy with this item.
I also bought 3 filters, but I'm not sure how useful they will be. The dark red Meade one I bought for Mars is just too dark for my scope. The light blue GSO was very effective in highlighting the Martian polar cap, but pretty useless on Saturn.