new Burgess\TMB planetary eyepieces

[davidpretorius]

$1000 i think: janoskiss????

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Yes $AU1000 is supposed to be the new limit. There is a thread on it somewhere around here started by Starkler.

Originally Posted by ausastronomer

Postage from US would be say $24 for 8 eyepieces

That's pretty cheap postage John! Where from? I ordered stuff from Highpoint Sci and they charge $US70-80 postage no matter what you buy and how much of it.

[davidpretorius]

i can here it now

"aaarrrrgh my young grass hopper......"

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Originally Posted by janoskiss

That's pretty cheap postage John! Where from? I ordered stuff from Highpoint Sci and they charge $US70-80 postage no matter what you buy and how much of it.

Steve,

I recently purchased from a dealer in the US and they charged me $US12 postage on a small box containing 4 items. On that basis I figured a box containing 8 eyepieces would cost just under $US20, it may be a little more but it won't be a lot. I received the goods 4 days after placing the order. I can order these eyepieces from that dealer.

CS-John B

[chunkylad (David)]

As at today's exchange rate: $99.oo USD = $131.6o AUD. This would be plus postage, of course. There should be no added tax or GST as long as you stay under the $1000.oo AUD limit.

As far as US postage is concerned: I believe the USPS charge their parcel rates by weight and level of service: i.e. how fast they get it to you. Link to the USPS is here:http://postcalc.usps.gov/
example: A 1.0 kg Airmail parcel post (4-10 days delivery to Oz) = $25.80 USD
Same thing weighing only 300g = $16.oo USD
Ditto 3.0kg = $45.85
Bearing in mind that these Burgess Planetary eps weigh in at 6oz/227g each.

There are cheaper (surface mail) options, and much more expensive express options also. I have found 10 -14 days to be average for airmail parcels.Hope this helps your calculations

This is looking better all the time. I would also like to get my hands on a 6mm of the new production run. If it takes a little while, then I don't mind, as I can save the pennies in anticipation.
Dave

[davidpretorius]

just had a reply back from astronomics, they cannot ship internationally and they mention that i may need to go directly to burgess.

i have also sent an email to burgess checking if the 5mm is now availiable as it is appearing on their website!

[matt]

DP...

I've just picked up on this thread and am also interested in the 5mm.

How do I get my name added to the order list, if such a creature exists?

[davidpretorius]

John B (auaustronomer) is looking at doing a combined order. I will pm him now to add you as wanting to know more about the 5mm.

I hope to get back some info today re whether the 5mm is in production or still a prototype. Hopefully the 6mm is back in production, then I believe we would have 6 people interested in getting some.

dp - 4mm
matt - 5mm
john, starkler, mike, chunky - 6mm

[matt]

Well, now I'm thinking 4mm. Should be a good perfromer in the f5 (1000mm fl) Newt (for 250x)?

[davidpretorius]

i was very happy with the vixen 5mm in terms of being able to use it often (8/10) times. So therefore I believe 4mm will be my highest mag that i get to use when the seeing is 7/10 or above. I will then build up from there ie 5mm, 6mm and so on!

[barees63]

I ordered stuff from Highpoint Sci and they charge $US70-80 postage

I ordered a sight-tube from highpoint and they charged $US14 (and it was in quite a big box), I've subsequently made enquiries about other products and have been quoted the same figure ($14) for shipping..

PS. their site says $65 but they work out actual shipping and charge that instead.

[davidpretorius]

Highpoint have confirmed that the range will not have the glare!

I have subsequently asked to see if they ship internationally and if so how wmuch freight for 1/2 dozen?
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[davidpretorius]

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Hi again,

Yes, we can ship these to you in Australia. We can ship UPS, which is our preferred option, but can be costly. It only takes 2-4 days, and would be about $85 - $100 USD (it could be more or less depending on the location). We can also do USPS, but only Global Express Mail which is usually about half the cost. This is a little longer, generally between 7-10 business days, but it can actually take up to 90 days (it depends on the receiving country’s postal system to respond). I have been told that the import duties are cheaper through USPS as well. If you decide to order the eyepieces, you can do it online, and select UPS worldwide for a shipping option. If you want to go with the USPS shipping option, just state that in the notes section during checkout. We process all of the orders manually, so you don’t need to worry about being overcharged.
Let me know if you need anything else.

Thank you

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800-266-9590
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[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Thanks Davo! When I ordered from HPS I just used the online checkout and it did not give me any choice so I just went along with it and paid the high shipping cost.

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Guys,

I have the postage thing sorted out, please leave that with me. We have ways and means

Anyone who wants to order an eyepiece could you please send me a PM advising what focal length you want. I am going to order a maximum of 6 only to ensure that I stay under the $AUS 1,000 limit. Consequently the 1st 6 people to send me a PM stating their intent, will be the 6 people I order for. If by some strange event I get "stung" by Customs for GST/Duty when the goods arrive, I would expect that cost to be shared equally between everyone who has ordered, its very unlikely and wouldn't be a lot, but if it wasnt shared it makes my 1 eyepiece very expensive

I won't be placing the order until the new 6mm version is available which should be within the next couple of weeks. At present I am just trying to get a list together for a "probable" order.

CS-John B

[davidpretorius]

pm done!

well done CJ, I loved the 5mm with moon and saturn, but jupiter is the one!!!

I am very confident the vixen are very good in 4,5,6,7,8 etc, ie high power planetary.

My own plan is to probably look at 27mm panoptics (eeek) etc for low mag and then come back to that 12 - 15mm.

At the moment, most of my stuff is planetary and wide field looking for galaxies and stuff so i will slowly work those areas out first and then after that fill in the gaps.

What may be a great planetary eyepiece in design may not be suitable for medium or low mags!

[davidpretorius]

Originally Posted by ausastronomer

Consequently the 1st 6 people to send me a PM stating their intent, will be the 6 people I order for.

i will pm mike, starkler, matt, chunky to make sure they don't miss the post.

thanks for the help for us young bulls, old wise bull!

[davidpretorius]

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ead.php?t=7264

have you tried the planetary??? also the double star. I have detailed some small galaxies there as well. I would use your largest eyepiece first to help find the area and then zoom in!

Also, have you had a crack at the handle of the saucepan. It is pretty much overhead to the north from dusk on wards. There is a thumping big nebula right there.

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks for the PM Dave, but thinking about it now i'll probably wait.. While I'd like to save a few dollars on shipping, after just buying the 22 Pan the budget is tight, plus I want to spend some $$$ getting wombat_in_space to make me the whizz-bang temp sensing unit.

I'll just wait and have a look through John B's when he gets it, so I can see it's performance at f/5, compared to an Ortho and Vixen LV.

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Originally Posted by ausastronomer

Guys,

I have the postage thing sorted out, please leave that with me. We have ways and means

Anyone who wants to order an eyepiece could you please send me a PM advising what focal length you want. I am going to order a maximum of 6 only to ensure that I stay under the $AUS 1,000 limit.

CS-John B

Ok here is the order list to date, remember I am going to order 6 eyepieces only, including 2 for myself.

John B (me) 5mm
John B (me) 6mm
David Pretorius 4mm
Geoff (Starkler) 6mm
Dave W (Chunky) 4mm (I think you would be way better with the 6mm)
Matt 4mm

The list is now completed but I am waiting on confirmation from Matt.

If it turns out that there is demand for a 2nd order I will place that about a month after the 1st order to ensure customs don't grab me.

CS-John B