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Posts Made By: Mike Clemens

October 12, 2006 04:46 PM Forum: Landscape Photography

From Alascom Hill

Posted By Mike Clemens
They built the fire station with a nice view of Mt. McKinley (Denali) and Mt. Foraker. Those mountains are about 150 miles away!


October 16, 2006 01:35 AM Forum: Landscape Photography

Exit Glacier

Posted By Mike Clemens
A little more zoom.

October 17, 2006 12:47 AM Forum: Ask rating questions here

I received a "bum" rating

Posted By Mike Clemens
> I think this rating is unfair and wonder is there anything that can be done.

Stick around, buy and sell more stuff and let the numbers work it out.

October 17, 2006 12:48 AM Forum: Eyepieces

Best Current Production High Power EP

Posted By Mike Clemens
> Planets and Lunar is where most of it's time will be spent

The TMB supermonocentrics that APM sells are superb!

October 18, 2006 05:30 PM Forum: Refractors

APO Doublets Passe'?

Posted By Mike Clemens
I sold an FS128 within the last year for 95% of new price. Now that they're out of production I wouldn't understimate their resale value.

> I'm aware the doublets will show color if not perfectly focused.

Many will show color all the time, focused or not. Put a TMB, TEC, or AP APO triplet, or a Tak FSQ, next to your TV102, point both at the moon, and step back. Look at the glowing exit pupils of the eyepieces. One is yellow. One is white. Showing color isn't necessarily a purple cloud but the overall color balance of the view as well.

The TV102s do take a significant hit on resale, like the FS102's, but the FS128s (in good condition) sell for near new prices with mild patience. TMB can take a beating on price as well, I bought a TMB100/8 for $1650 once.

I havent held a TOA but it sounds like Tak ditched their nice lightweight tubes from what I hear. An FS128 would be deluxe on your GM8 and I would highly recommend one based on my own experiences with the one I had.

October 18, 2006 05:37 PM Forum: Landscape Photography

Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, Michigan

Posted By Mike Clemens
Pretty place and I like panoramas like that, manipulate away. Looks oversharpened. I'd return to a spot like that repeatedly until the skies did something glorious for you.

October 18, 2006 05:40 PM Forum: Landscape Photography

Yosemite, 1964

Posted By Mike Clemens
Wow ! An unbelievable viewpoint of an unbelievable place. I've never seen this perspective.

October 20, 2006 02:33 AM Forum: Ask rating questions here

To many folks make double deals here

Posted By Mike Clemens
People just need to be clear and concise. If I want to buy an item, I'll usually send a message thats entirely clear:

"I'll buy it. Please let me know your desired PayPal address (or money order physical address) and total price with shipping, I'll send PayPal payment immediately or mail a money order next day."

If I'm selling an item and I get the inevitable "I'd like to buy your widget, but can you tell me..." message, I'll answer their questions and tell them "Let me know if you have any more questions, and I'll let you know if the item is still available."


October 21, 2006 07:42 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

glorious copernicus

Posted By Mike Clemens
That is awesome! You're one of the kings of High Res.

October 22, 2006 06:51 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Hawaii Scopes damaged by quake

Posted By Mike Clemens
I am always afraid of a big earthquake hitting here where I live in Alaska. I've often wondered if being on top of one of the local mountains would be the safest place. Nothing could fall on you, as long as you weren't scaling it at the time. I'd like to hear reports from the people who were on the mountains there when it happened.

I saw videos of an earthquake in Japan once where, one second a guy is sitting there in an office and everything is normal, and the next second 60 pound laser printers are lurching off of file cabinets and such. Mortifying!

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