Heads Up , D&G 8 inch f12 objective on CN's.

[bn1777]

Heads up if you want to get ripped off ! .
At the moment there is a D&G 8 inch f12 doublet for sale in CN's refractor classifieds ( page 10 ) , only $2395 !!!! .
If I was after a lense this size I would personally grab an Istar Optical 8 inch f11.7 for $1695 and save the $700 to buy a tube ,diagonal , focuser , rings ( all from Istar ) and probably a nice 8x50 finder as well , some people need to get with it .
No doubt it would be a good objective for sure , but $700 is $700 .

It would not even be a silly idea to grab a fully built 8 inch Istar Perseus for $3300 ? ( Man that's a great price !! ) .

One more thing I wonder if the D&G is full 'Broadband muilylayer' coated like the Isatar ? .

As I said if I was after a nice 8 inch achro , Istar would get my $$$'s for sure , not this turkey .
It pays to shop around , don't it ? .

Brian.

[Mike]

Funny. All the years I've looked at CN I have never looked at the classifieds. Always bought from Amart. I'm sure some would argue that the D&G was a better lens somehow. But, I'm with you Brian $700 would go a long way toward the other components. Would be cool to test them side by side.

Mike

[bn1777]

Perhaps I should ask Jim or Gord to grab one each , this G&G and an Istar and the send them off to Wolfgang in Germany for testing ?
Wonder what the responses would be ?
Brian.