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20-05-2011, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
$1800 it should be
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Trevor!....................wake up!.....................you're having a nightmare! 
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20-05-2011, 02:37 PM
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Sorry was referring to the TDM unit
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20-05-2011, 02:48 PM
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My fault actually, .........should have seen where the thread was heading..........TDM 
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20-05-2011, 05:13 PM
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No More Infinities
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Originally Posted by robz
My fault actually, .........should have seen where the thread was heading..........TDM |
Here, Rob...
http://www.explorescientific.com/telescopedrivemaster/
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20-05-2011, 05:43 PM
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I emailed Andrews a couple of months ago with this same question.
When will the eq8 be available?
Answer: Next year!
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21-05-2011, 01:59 AM
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Robz
Just a requote of a previous post re: EQ7 at that time and that's when the information about the EQ8 was given
I'll try to call them again next week and see if I can get any more feedback - the last time I was told to call Tasco for information if I wanted to know more!!
HTH
Cheers
Bill
Quote:
Originally Posted by Visionoz
Just an update - finished a phone call a few minutes ago with Synta China and was speaking to a lady there who stated that "... due to technical issues with the EQ7 design that the engineers could not resolve it's been canned!
An EQ8 model is currently being designed and could be ready by end of 2011 at the latest; or could be earlier if possible and when I mentioned that a so-called informed source had indicated end Feb 2011 release date for the new EQ8 model she said "... not possible because our engineers are still working on the new design" - finally I was advised to call Tasco to find out when it would become available to the Oz market
Well that's all I got for now! Still not too sure if I did speak to the right person in the organisation or not (should have perhaps got K Rudd to call instead, his Mandarin is better than mine!  ) but that's what I could glean so far
PS: Quotes of conversation are not verbatim - my interpretation
HTH
Cheers
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21-05-2011, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by avandonk
While you are waiting for the EQ8 maybe you could wait for this mount as well. The mount is covered about two minutes into the vid. Looks like a good original design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQOHdmxW_vw
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I quite like the altitude adjustment arrangement on that mount. Reminds me of a car jack.
Bartman
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21-05-2011, 09:15 AM
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1¼" ñì®våñá
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Originally Posted by BlueAstra
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I'm pretty sure the EQ8 is just a further development of the EQ7, but with a namechange. 8 is a lucky number for some asian cultures.
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21-07-2011, 12:12 AM
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Nudge...
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21-07-2011, 12:56 PM
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So is the EQ8 meant to be cheaper than the EQ9?
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21-07-2011, 01:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poita
So is the EQ8 meant to be cheaper than the EQ9?
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O.K..................I'll bite......................what EQ9????? 
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21-07-2011, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by robz
O.K..................I'll bite......................what EQ9????? |
Hahahahaha!
Got one! 
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22-07-2011, 11:29 AM
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TDM sounds good - any reports out there from actual use I wonder?
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22-07-2011, 02:29 PM
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Dead God
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Originally Posted by Poita
Hahahahaha!
Got one! |
LOL, nice one 
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22-07-2011, 06:15 PM
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I just wish the EQ8 would come out so that one of you lot would sell me your EQ6 cheap
The TDM sounds great, simple idea but tricky to manufacture that accurately I guess. A lot of dollars though 
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22-07-2011, 10:33 PM
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new telescope....old eyes
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Ellalong N.S.W
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i got sick of waiting so i imported an ieq45 and so far i am very happy. accurate ,light and very stable, built in 32 channel gps. would recommend it to anybody, just waiting for the weather to clear to try some astrophotography
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23-07-2011, 01:51 AM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Originally Posted by zardos123
i got sick of waiting so i imported an ieq45 and so far i am very happy. accurate ,light and very stable, built in 32 channel gps. would recommend it to anybody, just waiting for the weather to clear to try some astrophotography |
Excellent!
Looks like the EQ8 anyway.
Good move getting the ieq45 considering the EQ8 might be years away . . . if it ever comes 
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26-07-2011, 10:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zardos123
i got sick of waiting so i imported an ieq45 and so far i am very happy. accurate ,light and very stable, built in 32 channel gps. would recommend it to anybody, just waiting for the weather to clear to try some astrophotography |
What sort of money was the ieq45? Had any issues with it so far?
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26-07-2011, 12:59 PM
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http://www.ioptron.com/index.cfm?sel...e-2be32b3ffaac
Ioptron is a Chinese company, this mount looks very similar to the EQ7 yet the price seems over the top when you consider they are selling the Iq45 mount for under $2k US
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