how much would you expect to pay

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

hey all, just wondering

how much would you expect to pay for a 8" F4 GSO mirrors but hand made everything else purely designed for AP.

the tube length with 200mm extra is approximately 850mm with a FOV with a DSLR size chip enough to capture running man and orion with some surrounding stars.

focuser is similar to a GSO 10:1 but mirror cell, secondary, ect ect is all custom built.

so how much would you pay for something like this?

$800, 1200, 2000?

Ide love to hear your thoughts.

[Benno85 (Ben)]

Hey Brendan,

$2000?!?! Tell him he's dreamin'!!

JK, couldn't resist a Castle quote

In all seriousness, I personally would pay something in the ballpark of $1500 for such a scope. That's just me, whilst I dream of being able to build something like this myself, I know what my limits are and in this game where precision counts for so much I don't have a hesitation in sacrificing the DIY route for something "custom-made off the shelf"


Am I sensing a business idea here?


Cheers,

Ben.