Posts Made By: Steve Weiler

I'm looking to buy an new (or used) larger EP to be used my my C8. I sold the cheaper plossls (25 and 20) that I had with my old refractor and I currently have a Ultima 18, Ultima 12.5 and the Ultima 2x barlow. Does anyone have a recommendation for a 32-35 mm EP that won't brake the bank. I probably won't spend over $150.

Steve

I don't think a CG-5 loaded with your accy's will cut it. I had my C-8 mounted on a GP and that was pretty shakey. Touch any part of the scope or tripod and things would shake for 7-8 seconds. Most of the problem was with the tripod. It just wasn't up to the task. Your motofocus should help, but you should probably think about something a little more stable. I recently bought a used GP-DX for my C-8 and that has been a decent improvement. The tripod on the GP-DX is much better than the one for the GP, which in turn was better that the one that I had on my CG-5. I think the head of the CG-5 would carry your scope if you mounted it to a much better tripod or pier.

Steve

I'm having the same issue as well, although my picture loads are taking 40-60 seconds.

Steve

The classified main page layout still needs some work.  For instance, why aren't all of the categories listed alphabetically and why aren't all of the telescope types together on the list of classified sections.  It's much more confusing now to find what you're looking for.

Also, when you log in from the classified page it jumps you back to the front page.  It didn't use to do this and it's now an extra step to get back to where you want to be.

Steve 

The classified category list is alphabetical again . . . thanks for the continued work to iron things out.

Steve

I assume someone is working on fixing the search function.  The pull down category list needs to be alphabetized here as well.

Steve