Binomate?

There are ads in the Classified section for Binomate binoviewers, and the price is certainly right. I don't see any discussion threads about these units here in the past month and wonder if anybody can tell me more about them. Presuming they're not Denk, AP or Zeiss quality, just how good/bad are they?

I have a homebuilt 6" Dob, an Orion StarBlast and an Orion 127 Mak (which I rarely use now). How about the Binomate with these scopes? Anybody know about the 100mm f/6 refractor the same company is selling as a package with the Binomate? How many questions will fit into one post?

-- Tom

Tom, I won't waste your time discussing Siebert Optics new line of 2in.Binoviewers as cost appears to important, but I would like to point out that the original Black Night binoviewer is a cost effective alternative to the Binomate and is well supported with a complete line of OCAs. It's 22mm clear aperture means that up to a 26mm ep can be used without vignetting. Binoviewing package deals are also available.
Hope this info helps, Clear Skies, Scotty

Based on reviews and some correspondence with Joe Castoro, who sells the Binomate, I ordered one today. I also ordered his 100mm f/6 achro, which has a slightly shortened tube to work with the Binomate without a Barlow. The price of the combo was just too good to pass up, and it will at least be an introduction to binoviewing; then I can decide whether to upgrade or not. I'd been thinking about getting a simple refractor like that for some time, anyway.

I'll play with the Binomate and report back here.

-- Tom