Re: [APML] 12" & 14" LX200

[Radu Corlan <rcorlan@pcnet.ro>]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, steve banbury wrote:

> I suspect the "magic ingredient" on Meade coatings is bolonium!!

No, it's 'Diebelonium'

Radu

> 
> :^} steve
> 
> At 06:07 PM 12/17/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >The Old coatings they called "SMC" for Super Multi Coatings. Pretty
> mystic
> >as to what makes them super I would say.
> >Jim
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Radu Corlan" <rcorlan@pcnet.ro>
> >To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:37 PM
> >Subject: Re: [APML] 12" & 14" LX200
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Jim Ives wrote:
> >>
> >> > Alan I question the authenticity of the UHTC on the new Meade
> scopes.
> >Only
> >> > for the fact that they show the "standard coatings" as having a
> >transmission
> >> > of 80%. I don't remember off hand the days before the UHTC came out,
> but
> >I
> >> > doubt if before those days they would have advertised their
> transmission
> >> > percentages as only 80%. Everyone would have went with the Celestron
> >right
> >> > off.
> >>
> >> It's simple: 'standard coatings' are the new non-UHTC, which are MgF,
> not
> >> the 'classic' multi-coatings. So, what they actually did, was making
> the
> >> coatings an option, and maybe changing the formula a little bit. I
> would
> >> expect the UHTC to be in the same league as the 'classic' coatings
> (and
> >> Celestron's). The advertised gain is over the new 'standard' coatings.
> >>
> >> Radu
> >>
> >> >     In other words how can there (looking at graph in current Meade
> ad)
> >> > standard coatings suddenly be only 80% transmission when before I'm
> sure
> >> > they were advertised as being somewhere in the 90% range?  Should
> dig up
> >an
> >> > older S&T and look at their advertisement.
> >> > Jim Ives
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Alan Voetsch" <critter12952@yahoo.com>
> >> > To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:46 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [APML] 12" & 14" LX200
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Hi Eddie,
> >> > >
> >> > > --- Eddie Guscott <eddie.guscott@blueyonder.co.uk>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > > I understand that the 14" Meade SC is priced to
> >> > > > "persuade" people not to buy
> >> > > > the Celestron C14.
> >> > > > If you look at the pricing structure of the full
> >> > > > range of Meades, the 14"
> >> > > > would "appear" to have an artificially low/good
> >> > > > price.
> >> > >
> >> > > I don't necessarily think so. They go from (I'm
> >> > > rounding) $2000 for the 8", $2500-10", $3000-12",
> >> > > $4300 for the 14". That last is a pretty good jump.
> >> > > The tripod is the same, the drive gears and the forks
> >> > > are supposed (?) to be a little beefier. That makes
> >> > > the extra glass pretty pricey.
> >> > >
> >> > > Having a 12" (that cost me $4000 plus S&H), naturally
> >> > > I yearn for the next step up. We all know this as
> >> > > "Aperture Fever'. :-)
> >> > >
> >> > >  What I really want are the GPS goodies (mirror lock
> >> > > and the microfocuser). It occurs to me that for a few
> >> > > hundred more dollars than I paid for my 12"LX 200, I
> >> > > could have the improved 14" GPS, a complete EP set,
> >> > > and UHTC, which most likely equals out as 15". I'd go
> >> > > for it. A note here; I bought my first LX200 (a 10")
> >> > > in 1993 for about $3100 including S&H.
> >> > >
> >> > > I have to believe that anything that gets some of our
> >> > > very expensive equipment priced a little more
> >> > > reasonably is a good thing. Competition helps that. If
> >> > > Celestron goes out of business, no, that won't help as
> >> > > they are Meade's only real competition. Personally, I
> >> > > believe there has been price inflation, and price
> >> > > fixing, involved here for a long time. With lower
> >> > > sales, higher prices will be gotten. With mass sales,
> >> > > prices can be brought down. Meade is bringing these
> >> > > scopes into everyones price range, I suspect that will
> >> > > do more good than harm.
> >> > >
> >> > > Sorry, I've been rambling.
> >> > >
> >> > > Alan
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
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