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August 25, 2009
Green
Lasers
$25
plus tax and/or shipping
5 mw, 30 day warranty
Same lasers I sold at
Starfest, my next shipment is due to arrive around the end of
August. Because of the low price, there is only a 30 day warranty.
They take two, AAA batteries, which are included, but will not
last you long. The biggest problem I find with any of these green
lasers is the button - they can break down easily, so be gentle
with the button. It's a pointer, no a sci-fi blaster. :)
Two Old Guys Interferometers
for Digital SLRs
Rick & Co. are woring
on more interferometers, perhaps some upgrades and changes after
feedback from customers, and I will be posting that information
as soon as I have it.
4x5 Large Format Cameras
FYI segment, if you will
One part of the "photo"
side of the business is my 4x5 large format cameras. I have some
working models that I actively use on display in my office.
From left to right in
the first two pictures, an unknown process lens, two areial camera
lenses, an old 6 inch refracror achromat of unknown origin, a
Graphpic II View camera in mint shape, and a fully working Crown
Graphic, in the rear is an old Spenser Microscope - made just
before American bought them out, fully functional, dates to the
ealy 1920s, a DAR mirror cell, two process lenses form old process
cameras(one is an APO Ronar form Rodenstock), and the tall lens
in the background isan oddball zoom lens from Elcan here in Canada
that has a 6 inch clear fornt lens, no iris, and is flat to the
edge when used with a 35mm film camera on the stars.
These are just some of
my "toys". I placed them here after a suggestion. You
see, i still buy, collect and actively use 4x5 sheet film and
large format cameras. For what it is worth, I find that while
everybody is rushing to digital, large format is still not only
hanging on, but actually growing (albeit, slowly) in popularity.
When any 10 year old can take nearly professional lookign images
all depndendant solelyon how much money you have to spend (technically
speaking - the art of composure seems to be in the shadows between
dying and lost), how do you set yourself apart? Large format
is one way. So, if you have some old cameras, even beat up ones
( i rebuild them, if and when time permits), and you are lookign
to sell, trade, whatever, feel free to drop me a line. I am always
on the lookout.
A Note on Items Shipped from
the USA
The cost of shipping has also
risen quite high for any imports from the USA. Blame it on high
gas prices or increased border security or little green men form
Mars, the end result is a typical large box from Stellarvue that
4 years ago averaged $30 to $35 now is costing on average $70
to $80, a little bit higher. So the bottom line is, in regards
to my Candian prices on US imported products such as Stellarvue,
my price will be the exchange rate +4% on average. Be aware that
often shipping charges are related directly to size and weight
and not value.
For example, it costs
just as much if not more in shipping to import and 80mm SV triplet
apochromat as it does to import a set of Stellarvue tripod legs.
Also, while I really like Orion dobsonians, the average shipping
cost on an 8" dobsonian is at least $200 or more. So while
small items and accessories can be imported economically, be
aware on large items, no matter whom you order what you are ordering,
shipping is a heft charge. Just the other day I wanted to order
from the USA some new heads for my electric razor, and the "minimum"
shipping charge to Canada was $57.50. *sigh*
We do everything in our
power to keep costs down, but I will inform you ahead of time
if import costs threaten to place too high a price on some items
beofre you order.
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