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Originally Posted by brian nordstrom
 I would not be happy spending $2500 on this , those marks ( worn out black anodising ) happened in just one use ? I dont think so and what about the fuzzy images ? I have seen the sunspots clearly when the sun is nearly setting .
Not good enough ! .
Brian. |
Just so we are clear, I had nothing to do with this transaction...but have seen a good number of Lunt scopes to have a handle on what their "normal" product behaves like.
The silver bearing roller marks on the anodising starts to happen straight away on the Lunt focusers.
Lord knows I've torn my hair out with Lunt over this, but their response is, "yes we know, but that's they way they are" ...did I mention get the feather-touch?
In any event I'd consider it bad-form not to forewarn a prospective buyer that is simply how they are, so if you don't like that prospect, don't buy it.
Daytime seeing, particularly in summer, is nearly always woeful, and can easily account for "fuzzy images", hence I'd suggest any testing before 9.00am before jumping to any conclusions.
Also the H-alpha image delivered by the Lunt-PT scopes is remarkably bright, so much so, it can cause scattering within the eye itself. This is not a fault, but to the inexperienced eye, can look a little weird.