Ethos pricing revealed - Page 2

GrahamL · #21 12-09-2007, 06:17 AM

seems this one will sell despite the pricey tag

box up those old 13 and 17 mm naglers and send em to me

CoombellKid · #22 12-09-2007, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by nightstalker

seems this one will sell despite the pricey tag

box up those old 13 and 17 mm naglers and send em to me

Perhaps the Northern Rivers group could chip for one and we could share it

I bags the first three months

regards,CS

Rodstar (Rod) · #23 14-09-2007, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ausastronomer

Rod,

May I suggest boiled rice and soy sauce as sustenance for the remainder of your vacation, to speed up the saving up process

Cheers
John B

No need to go to such extremes, John!

The plan is to start saving now, putting away $50 per fortnight, and then closer to the time, sell the 22 panoptic and a few other items to make up the numbers.

Rodstar (Rod) · #24 14-09-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wavelandscott

I am very supportive of your thought process Rodstar...I am confident that you need one of these for your scope...in fact, I would suggest that it would be a horrible offense to the Astro Gods if you did not do your duty and buy one now...I mean heck, you've got a great scope and not having the best glass to go with it would be a crime...after all, the eyepeice is a large percentage of your optical train what a waste your scope is without it!

Having said all of that, I am particularly interested in the value of the "bribe" needede to keep your signifigant other okay with this purchase...in case I need to do the same...

I, along with many others, anxiously await your purchase and can see no reason for your delay...get on with it man!

Marital harmony is one very good reason, Scott, to do the good old fashioned thing, and save up! Pleased you are so supportive of the purchase, perhaps if I bring along a harmonica to the next Kulnura session and do some fund-raising busking, you might toss in a lazy $50 note (US currency, of course!).

Rodstar (Rod) · #25 14-09-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gary

Hi Rod,

I've ordered an Ethos and expect to have it shortly. If you like, we could
try plugging it into your SDM 20" one night to see what you think of it.
After having used it in Texas and then in California last May when Al
Nagler had the first three pre-production proto-types with him, I am already sold.

Just let me know if this is of interest to you and we'll try and hook-up.

Best Regards

Gary
Mt. Kuring-Gai, NSW

Gary, thanks for your very kind offer! As soon as you have it, I am there!!! It will be a beauty in your SCT.

Tannehill · #26 14-09-2007, 02:47 PM

Any idea when TV will actually ship to vendors?

For those trying to fund a purchase...I figured it's essentially ONE year of depriving myself of my daily cappucino. Bah, easy. I was excited.

This excitement was followed by discouragement upon learning that I was actually spending that much on processed caffeine milk...

scott

wavelandscott (Scott) · #27 14-09-2007, 06:56 PM

I thought I read over at AMART that some had shipped in the US...at least one person was claiming to have one in hand...

I meant to ask when they are likely to be here in Australia while I was down at Bintel the other day but I got distracted by all of the other "shiny stuff" there and forgot to ask...

Tannehill · #28 14-09-2007, 09:55 PM

Well, I couldn't resist. I ordered one through a US vendor. No confident word on shipping, but with luck I'll have it by new moon October.

And, heck, it wasn't that expensive with my creative financing arrangement...lotsa folks only have one kidney and they do juuuuust fine....

scott

erick (Eric) · #29 14-09-2007, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tannehill

....And, heck, it wasn't that expensive with my creative financing arrangement...lotsa folks only have one kidney and they do juuuuust fine....

Ouch!! Or was it your wife's kidney that you sold?

I'm looking forward to having a peek through it, Scott my old mate and dearest friend (crawl.......)

Louwai (Bryan) · #30 15-09-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by erick

Ouch!! Or was it your wife's kidney that you sold?

I'm looking forward to having a peek through it, Scott my old mate and dearest friend (crawl.......)

I bags first look a few days ago Erick.....

& I think Ken threw his hand up for 2nd. So that would put you 3rd my friend. Looks like your back in 4th spot there Scott......
Just don't forget to bring it with you now will you.......

Tannehill · #31 16-09-2007, 08:48 AM

It will be neat to compare the view thru our different scopes.

Just hope it arrives in my hands before my Wed flight home.

Clear sky here in Wisconsin now, a nice crisp early Fall day here. Had a frost last night, killed off all the sparrow-sized mosquitoes here, so I might sneak out to my club's site and regale everyone with Southern Sky experience stories...."You should see Omega Centauri...it's huuuuge..etc etc"

See you soon.

Scott

PhilW · #32 16-09-2007, 07:10 PM

I have to admit I ordered one too. Expect a miscellany of other fine eyepieces to be advertised soon for sale.

Look forward to seeing you back on the right side of the world Scott.

Phil

Tannehill · #33 17-09-2007, 03:21 AM

Well, Phil, let's get our Ethoses (Ethoi?) together in a bino-viewer sometime...like in your bino-newt...and charge $5 for 5 minutes or something...that view would have to be wild.

and, yep, my 13 mm Nagler (old one) may well hit the For Sale Forum soon....

Scott

PhilW · #34 18-09-2007, 03:52 PM

We'll need to charge $10 in that case - $5 per eye.