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>From atm-owner  Sun May  4 06:52:26 1997
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From: Ajay Talwar <ajayt@del2.vsnl.net.in>
To: Bruce Swayze <swayze@europa.com>
Cc: atm@shore.net
Subject: Re: ATM Lenses for finders?
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I am an ATM from New Delhi, India, and have a source for new acromats,
25mm - 60mm costing about Rs 100 to Rs 150. (the Indian currency is Rupees
and 37 Rupees  equals 1 U.S. Dollar) so you can see that they are quite cheap
here. If you send me your postal address, probably i can mail you the
acromats.

There is a good source of binoculars also at New Delhi, quite cheap Tento
binoculars. The optical quality leaves a lot to desire but i have been
using them as finderscope with my 8" dob for quite a number of years with
satisfaction. Usually i dismantle the binoculars into two monoculars and use 
as finderscope for two telescopes. Typical cost of a 7 X 50 binocular
would be around Rs 1200/- 

Ajay Talwar
ajayt@thepentagon.com

On Fri, 2 May 1997, Bruce Swayze wrote:

> I want to make a homemade visual finder.
> 
> Has anyone else been as frustrated as I am trying to find lenses to make a
> homemade finder?  
> 
> I'm looking for something in the 60mm to 80mm size, with a focal length
> appropriately short for a low power finder.  An achromatic doublet would be
> perfect.  I've tried the Surplus Shack, but are there any other places to
> buy lenses?  Preferably used or salvage, or low cost.  But new ones would be
> okay if they aren't too expensive.  The whole idea here is to save some money.
> 
> Another alternative would be to find broken or damaged binoculars, to
> salvage the lenses.  Is there a source for these anywhere?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Bruce Swayze
> swayze@europa.com
> 
>

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