Long Perng 90mm f5.5 APO on its way.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Hi all , I had a small lotto win this last saturday yippe !! I wont be retiring soon tho as the optimum word is SMALL , but I did get to order a new Long Perng 90mm f5.5 APO today from Andrews Com. and it will be here in about a week .
For $849 delivered these have to be a major bargain ?
They only have 4 of these so if you want one you had better be quick .
With the fpl53 doublet lense , 500mm f/l and 11 to 1 focuser it will be a great imaging scope .
An Atik 314c CCD is to follow , here I go down the" road to empty pockets" , but what the hey?? .
I cant wait as Luke said the build is very good , on par with WO scopes , and I have no reason to doubt his word as every item I have ever got from Andrews has been top notch .
I will post photos when it arrives and is all set up .
Now the dreaded WAIT !!!
More to follow......
Brian.

[traveller (Bo)]

Well done Brian,
keep us posted.

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Congrats on the win and scope...please enjoy them both!

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by brian nordstrom

Now the dreaded WAIT !!!
Brian.

waiting-waiting-waiting ....
Gee ... I know someone who's still waiting for his TV85

Flash ....

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

My God ! the internet is s l o w here tonight , blardy frustrating ....
Anyway thanks guys , I am like Flash on the waiting train , looks like your beautiful TV and my LP will arrive about the same time there Flash?
Yes I will definatly keep all informed , I will do a review here on IIS as there is nothing on the net that I can find on these , any one else had any luck ?
I see these scopes as becoming a new ED80 , especially for imaging as I have said , what do you recon? . The first comparo will be with my excellent Saxon ED80 , that will be a good start . 10mm extra is a lot at this size scopes .
Any way the wait continues ...... .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Thanks Scott , its not every day luck gives you a prod... and yea the new LP and Atik , was my 1/2 .
My darling got a new set of tyres and 12 months rego on her Corolla , we are both happy .
Oh yes there is enough left over for a weekend at Kakadu national park in a few weeks time . Yea nice to have a win now and then . especially as I am in the middle of 84 hour weeks , so a weekend away will be nice .
Brian.

Originally Posted by wavelandscott

Congrats on the win and scope...please enjoy them both!

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Thanks Bo , I will .
one thing there Bo , I notice you have a 25 and 12.5 mm Vixen LVs' ,, if you ever want to sell them , please think of me first ? thanks mate these will finish a set I aquired just reciently . . .
Brian.

Originally Posted by traveller

Well done Brian,
keep us posted.

[MortonH]

Can't wait to hear how the scope performs!

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Thanks Morton , I can only hope its in the league of your new SV80mm and Flashes 85mm TV , this may turn into quite a discussion , fun to be had by us ? a 3 way test ? .. I think so, aye .
Its definatly a buyers market out there at the moment .
When is your beautiful SV due to arrive ? Morton ?
I am a SV groups member as well (I've been following ) , Nice scope your is . .
Brian. .

Originally Posted by MortonH

Can't wait to hear how the scope performs!

[MortonH]

Hi Brian, the SV80ED is probably due in around a week. Hasn't been shipped yet. I considered the LP 90mm but wanted something a bit lighter. Will be nice to get the 80 and 110 together.

Cheers

Morton

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Hell yea Morton . We all look forward to a few photos .80mm and big brother 110 , cool .
It's like me and my 127 triplet and little brother 90mm on his way , I cant wait for the dry to start up here and get out under the night sky again...
Yep a 3 way comparo comming on soon ? I can feel it .... .us refractor Brothers .
Brian.

[gb_astro]

I see Andrews has some other new (?) interesting
Long Perng refractors on his site:

ED APO 60mm f/7 TRIPLET

ED APO 110mm f/6 QUADRUPLET

ED APO 126mm f/7 TRIPLET C/F

ED APO 150mm f/6.7 TRIPLET C/F

gb.

[traveller (Bo)]

Originally Posted by brian nordstrom

Thanks Bo , I will .
one thing there Bo , I notice you have a 25 and 12.5 mm Vixen LVs' ,, if you ever want to sell them , please think of me first ? thanks mate these will finish a set I aquired just reciently . . .
Brian.

Snap Brian, I was gonna say the same about the Vixens you just got! They are little gems and keepers, so won't be parting with them for a while. I am sure you'd understand.
Cheers, Bo

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Ha ! Bo , ya gott love a trier ? I was out last night looking at Mars with my Zeiss , using the 4, 5 , and 6mm LV's @ 210x to 140x and the detail was impressive , really nice eyepieces , well made and petite . Nice to hold and use . But hey ......
......I had to try , aye Bo ? . but if ever you need to sell , remember they will come to a good home .
Brian.

Originally Posted by traveller

Snap Brian, I was gonna say the same about the Vixens you just got! They are little gems and keepers, so won't be parting with them for a while. I am sure you'd understand.
Cheers, Bo

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

I hear you GB , the LP 126mm and 152 mm are going to do it hard ,Dollar wise , when against the North Bridge 127's and Synta's 120's and 150 's .
They might be worth the extra $$'s but they will have to be really good ,because at these prices you can get a TV ,TEC, TBM or even a 2nd hand AP ? and in the 127mm size to top my NG127 triplet , its got to be a special scope at 1/2 the price .of these new large APO's comming on .
I will not be able to stop my self from calling from the towers when my new 90mm F/5 arrives , even though it's only ? ? a doublet , but it uses FPL53 .. Yea Ha .
The new ED80 . in 90mm . .
Brian ..
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Originally Posted by gb_astro

I see Andrews has some other new (?) interesting
Long Perng refractors on his site:

ED APO 60mm f/7 TRIPLET

ED APO 110mm f/6 QUADRUPLET

ED APO 126mm f/7 TRIPLET C/F

ED APO 150mm f/6.7 TRIPLET C/F

gb.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Yea ha got home from work tonight to an OZ post card in my door ,, the 90mm in in town . woaw 7 days from Andrews , cool . .
I will have to get away from work at some stage and pick it up , whewoo !
Photos tomorrow night if telstra gets its act together and gives us customers up here faster speed than 10kb/s , its a joke , this message will take 3-4 miniutes to down load , if at all !!!!' . solar activity ??? . Na just a carp service up in the NT .1/2 the people at work are sick of this as well.
Anyway , new scope tomorrow .
Flash and Morton , hope your guys beauties aint far away ..
Brian.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

I gave telstra the benifit of the doubt , check the times, its taken this long for my last message to leave , and for me to type this one ??? a blardy joke !!!!
Optis here I come .
Brian.

Originally Posted by brian nordstrom

Yea ha got home from work tonight to an OZ post card in my door ,, the 90mm in in town . woaw 7 days from Andrews , cool . .
I will have to get away from work at some stage and pick it up , whewoo !
Photos tomorrow night if telstra gets its act together and gives us customers up here faster speed than 10kb/s , its a joke , this message will take 3-4 miniutes to down load , if at all !!!!' . solar activity ??? . Na just a carp service up in the NT .1/2 the people at work are sick of this as well.
Anyway , new scope tomorrow .
Flash and Morton , hope your guys beauties aint far away ..
Brian.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

7 miniutes for that last experiment ( message ) , patience of a saint ?
thought of my new 90mm is keeping me cool . telstra has big ponds? .Problems ., not taking my $$$ they dont!! see how long this takes?? .
Brian. .

Originally Posted by brian nordstrom

I gave telstra the benifit of the doubt , check the times, its taken this long for my last message to leave , and for me to type this one ??? a blardy joke !!!!
Optis here I come .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

the LP is here , nice build ., well worth the money .
I cant take any decent photos because when I get home at 6.30pm its a little dingey ( dark) , . and the lovely gloss black finish dont show up very well in a flash .
The 11 to 1 focuser is very smooth , not as good as my supercharged GSO 10 to1 on my ED80, and I wont mention the FT3035 at this time .
but it aint bad , in the same league as my GSO b4 it got worked on.
Optics ,,, ?? well , the weather up here is bad , cyclones every where , so its very cloudy .
I took the 90mm f/5 and my sweet ED80 f/7.5 out on to the deck last night and using my 13mm Nagler in the 90mm and my 17mm Nagler in my Ed80 on a street light 1/2 a Km up the street . ....
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I was under whelmed wth the 90mm LP .. more colour than my old SV Aplanat ???? , the Ed80 blew it away . F/7.5 against F/5.5 , but still the LP was not doing it !! World class eyepieces , so the problem was not there.?
Here I was asking for a comparo with Flashes up and comming TV85 and Morton's SV80mm , ,,, I was ready to hide under a rock ... Sorry guy's ..
Then it hit me , I had just done the oppisite to most people do , and thats take a scope from a cool air conditioned house at 24 degrees into the NT's hot and humid 33 degrees , and the poor 90mm lense had to acclimatise to the heat , Woaw !! , After 1/2 an hour , the 3 way comparisim was back on ,, Nice views , as sharp and perfectly colour free as my ED80 ,, but so much brighter . 10mm is a lot .
, I am impressed .
Photos comming .
Brian.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Congrats on the new scope and the win also, looks a nice little scope. The advert had me a little confused though, read below...

ED APO 90mm f/5.5 doublet achromatic refractor with fully multicoated lens and Crayford style 2" 11:1 microfocuser!

I hope that was a typo...

Look forward to hearing how the scope performs.