Astro-Physics

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Originally Posted by Slawomir

Although I really like the looks and capabilities of Mach2, I am glad I went with Mach1 due to price differential. US$7.5k for the mount head only - that makes GTO1100 without the encoders an interesting alternative, unless one really needs a light and a very portable mount.

Yeah, whilst the Mach 2 sounds amazing, at this stage in my life that would have cost too much for me to get it past the wife. Not sure what I would have done had the Mach 1 not been available... maybe a Mesu? Obviously very different mounts, but my Mach 1 is permanently housed in an observatory anyway.

I'm actually surprised they're not keeping the Mach 1 in the line-up. Maybe they figure most who can afford 5k USD can afford 7.5k USD?

[Marke (Mark)]

The issue for us is the weak dollar just adds so much to the price , I got my Mach1 when the aussie was $1.09 damn wish I had gone bigger if I had known

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by Marke

The issue for us is the weak dollar just adds so much to the price , I got my Mach1 when the aussie was $1.09 damn wish I had gone bigger if I had known

Add FedEx shipping to Oz, about $US500 and then throw another $A200 for formal customs entry, plus GST. Soon adds up.

That said, when you use great gear, the price is long forgotten. Yet when I use something that is not quite right, it reminds me on every use....