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Pentax 75 EDHF

Bought my EDHF used at a flea market two years ago for a measly $300.
The mount head was damaged ( vertical adjustment treads ripped out and knob/axle missing)
Also have a slightly worn focuser rack, and a fairly scatched front lens.
Anyhow, the scope is performing very well, but I haver never achieved any superb results yet on Jupiter & Saturn.
The major reason might be that I'm living in a valley where the heat from industy & housing cauces a lot of air disturbance in the autum/spring/winter time (In Norway, where I live, the summernights are to "bright" ).
My major grumble against the set-up is the physical shortness of the mount, which makes you have to go down on your knees to catch anything above 50 degrees.
Anyhow, at $ 300 this APO was a ripp-off, and still is !

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:9 Mount:7 Ease of Use:7 Value:10
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
Date: 11/05/2002 02:22:26 am PST
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.98.34)
Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=144973

>Bought my EDHF used at a flea market two years ago for a measly $300. 
>The mount  head was damaged ( vertical adjustment treads ripped out and knob/axle missing)
>Also  have a slightly worn focuser rack, and  a fairly scatched front lens.
>Anyhow, the scope is performing very well, but I haver never achieved any superb results yet on Jupiter & Saturn. 
>The major reason might be that I'm living in a valley where the heat from industy & housing cauces a lot of air disturbance in the autum/spring/winter time (In Norway, where I live, the summernights are to  "bright" ). 
>My major grumble against the set-up is the  physical shortness of the mount, which makes you have to go down on your knees to catch anything above 50 degrees. 
>Anyhow, at $ 300 this APO was a ripp-off, and still is !

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