My reason for selling is my reason for selling.
It is what it is.
For sale is one Takahashi FSQ-85ED quadruplet flat field telescope, f/5.3
It will come with the following Takahashi bits and pieces:
1. Extender ED1.5X (new price $535)
2. Flattener 1.01X (made for large sensors - not required for sensors under APS-C. New price $330)
3. 6x30 finder with bracket and quick release base (new price $195 for the finder, $103 for the quick release and $53 for the bracket)
4. 7x50 finder. Currently converted to a guidescope with a helical focuser, but I have the parts to convert it to standard. With bracket. (new price $395 for finder, $85 for bracket)
5. Camera Angle Adjuster (CAA). Green. (New price $305)
6. Tak clamshell with extender plate (new price $276)
7. Various Tak adapter tubes, including visual back
8. Tak 1.25" prism diagonal (new price $151)
Non-Tak extras:
1. K-Astec rings with K-Astec Losmandy plate and a top plate custom made by Stefan Buda for me. (new price total approx. $450)
2. Tak to Vixen finder style adaptor plate (new price $34)
3. Baader finder scope rings and bracket, used as a guidescope ring set (new price $180)
4. Red dot finder (no idea the brand, but good quality)
5. Custom made drawtube adaptors for imaging
(price guide here:
http://astronomy-electronics-centre....k.htm#diagonal and here:
https://optcorp.com/products/takahashi-fsq-85edx-flat - that last one is US dollars)
New price for the lot would be in the order of $5000 for the scope (if available), plus $3092 for the additional accessories, totaling $8092
My selling price is a rock solid non-negotiable $5000. Postage will be at Pack & Send cost - I will get a postage cost after the full payment of the package is made, and then you pay the postage and it is sent. Pick up is free if you come to Canberra
As I said, 100% not negotiable, and I will not at this point sell anything separately - the scope is to be sold as a package deal. I will be selling CCD, guide cams and the mount separately.
