A Great deal on Stellarvue I found

h45e (Anthony) · #1 23-03-2009, 01:57 PM

Hi guys,
Thought Id let you know about a deal I got, and I asked if I could put in on here and the guys said "yes". It is first come first serve because he has a limited amount of them in stock..

Well here is the deal:

Stellarvue F60M 10 x 60 Finder scope with rings stalk and base for $250 including postage

or

The 80mm finder. $350 with rings base and postage.

I got myself the first one.
The condition is that you have to contact https://www.sdmtelescopes.com.au FIRST and tell them I sent you or that you saw the deal on here.

Thanks

P.S: Sorry to the ops if this is the wrong place to post, but I wanted my fellow members to get the great deal like I just got.

h45e (Anthony) · #2 24-03-2009, 09:35 AM

Anyone taken the offer like I did?

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #3 24-03-2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by h45e

Anyone taken the offer like I did?

TBH, even though its stellarvue ... its still alot of money to spend on a finder.

the same cost of the 80mm model would get you an Orion ST80.

still, not bad.

pgc hunter · #4 24-03-2009, 12:01 PM

The 80mm looks like a good deal, considering it comes with rings and base and eyepiece. The ST80 is a mere $10 cheaper and it's an OTA only.

h45e (Anthony) · #5 24-03-2009, 12:58 PM

I was looking for a right angle with led view thing, and this was the only one i could find. the whole thing was going to cost me over $500 but when I e-mailed the guy and asked he said all up for $300.. I couldnt turn him down.

JethroB76 (Jeff) · #6 24-03-2009, 01:16 PM

It does appear to be a great deal for that particular item, particularly in these times re: $AU etc. The Astrosystems laser collimator is now ~$230 from SDM but when I got it late last year I think I paid about $160

Illuminated finders are great; Last weekend I actually got to put into use my standard 9x50 RACI finder which I modded to fit an LED to illuminate the crosshairs - much better now (and I'd almost forgot I did the mod

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toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #7 24-03-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pgc hunter

The 80mm looks like a good deal, considering it comes with rings and base and eyepiece. The ST80 is a mere $10 cheaper and it's an OTA only.

True, but the ST80 is more versatile?

pgc hunter · #8 24-03-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

True, but the ST80 is more versatile?

well, if he's looking for a finder only, then the Stellarvue is the way to go but If he wants to use the scope for rich field observing aswell, then yer the ST80 would be a better choice.

h45e (Anthony) · #9 24-03-2009, 04:30 PM

This one is just going to be a finder. My big fat head got in the way with the old finder.. kept knocking the dob out when i looked through the scope.

pgc hunter · #10 24-03-2009, 04:33 PM

if it's only going to be used as a finder - go for the stellarvue. Upgrading the orion to bring up to 'finder status' (that is purchasing the required rings, diagnal, eyepiece etc) will likely cost you over $400.