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Joe R wrote:
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:53:03 -0600, Shawn wrote: Doink wrote: What's going on? Hardin is selling nearly everything but Hardin. Orion is now selling Celestron stuff. It looks like we're losing the benefits of competition....I hope Antares will will make a big splash with their new refractor line.... What IS Hardin these days? Their website is weird. It's like a clearance center. I don't even want to get into Meade---plastic over-priced CATS. Whoopeeee! Given Celestron being absorbed into a larger company (sorry don't recall which) I wasn't that surprised. Seeing TeleVue being sold by Orion (again IIRC) did surprise me. Can't think that their other dealers will be too happy with that decision. Shawn You do know that 7 or so years ago Orion sold most if not all of TV line as well as other big names. Do I know that (what like in a biblical way or something)? No. As I said I recall that Orion used to sell TeleVue, but I could be wrong. I don't archive Orion catalogs. Musta been a customer though, because I have a nine year old pair of binos from them (8x56, still love them). Shawn |
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On 14 Aug 2005 12:33:53 -0700, RMOLLISE wrote:
Doink wrote: I think Orion is making a huge mistake by abandoning their brand---by bringing this other stuff, they might as well say in their ads, "no difference, look for the cheapest". Doink Hi: Orion has never had a brand. Not if you mean "scopes produced in-house." In the good old days of the 80s, they sold some Orion branded and even made stuff...largely small things like drive correctors and other accessories, but mainly scopes from the majors, including Meade, Celestron, etc. As far as scopes go, they have never made a thing. The "Orion brand" was initially Vixen, and then Synta--in a big way. ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise Their first dobs were made by Pirate. -- clear skies, Joe http://users.erols.com/jringer3/astro1.htm |
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Hello everyone
This is the official response I got from Orion about the issue: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Our decision to offer some of Celestron's products was based on our desire to round out our overall product offering and meet the needs of some of our customers. We believe that the quality, dependability and features of these Celestron products will be a great addition to our own product line. Please be assured that you will also continue to see newly developed products in the Orion product line. Again, we appreciate your comments. If there is anything further that we may assist you with please contact us. Sincerely, Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sender : Tracking Number : T20050812001HZ119509 Pool : Sales Sent to : Date : 8/12/2005 2:52 PM --- Hello I am just wondering why does Orion sell Celestorn scopes? Aren't you guys in competation? Anyhow, no problem, just curious. Thanks |
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Orion used to offer a much larger and more high-end product line. They even
used to sell Televue scopes and eyepieces. They are now catering more to the low-end and entry-level product. -mij "Zarkovic" wrote in message news:sTeMe.226381$s54.43106@pd7tw2no... Hello everyone This is the official response I got from Orion about the issue: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Our decision to offer some of Celestron's products was based on our desire to round out our overall product offering and meet the needs of some of our customers. We believe that the quality, dependability and features of these Celestron products will be a great addition to our own product line. Please be assured that you will also continue to see newly developed products in the Orion product line. Again, we appreciate your comments. If there is anything further that we may assist you with please contact us. Sincerely, Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sender : Tracking Number : T20050812001HZ119509 Pool : Sales Sent to : Date : 8/12/2005 2:52 PM --- Hello I am just wondering why does Orion sell Celestorn scopes? Aren't you guys in competation? Anyhow, no problem, just curious. Thanks |
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On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:00:11 -0600, Shawn wrote:
Joe R wrote: On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:53:03 -0600, Shawn wrote: Doink wrote: What's going on? Hardin is selling nearly everything but Hardin. Orion is now selling Celestron stuff. It looks like we're losing the benefits of competition....I hope Antares will will make a big splash with their new refractor line.... What IS Hardin these days? Their website is weird. It's like a clearance center. I don't even want to get into Meade---plastic over-priced CATS. Whoopeeee! Given Celestron being absorbed into a larger company (sorry don't recall which) I wasn't that surprised. Seeing TeleVue being sold by Orion (again IIRC) did surprise me. Can't think that their other dealers will be too happy with that decision. Shawn You do know that 7 or so years ago Orion sold most if not all of TV line as well as other big names. Do I know that (what like in a biblical way or something)? No. As I said I recall that Orion used to sell TeleVue, but I could be wrong. I don't archive Orion catalogs. Musta been a customer though, because I have a nine year old pair of binos from them (8x56, still love them). Shawn Biblical? Since they sold TV before I just didn't understand your surpise. I guess it's true about history repeating itself. As far as catalogs, nor do I archive so my date might be wrong but I'm sure somebody in SAA land could be more definite? -- clear skies, Joe http://users.erols.com/jringer3/astro1.htm |
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Have you seen that Orion is now Branding the C8 and C9.25?
:-) http://www.telescope.com/shopping/pr...idt-Cassegrain |
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Stephen Paul wrote in message ...
Have you seen that Orion is now Branding the C8 and C9.25? :-) http://www.telescope.com/shopping/pr...ID=119202&item Type=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=Schmidt-Cassegrain nope , make that Celestron _and_ Orion are branding the Synta 8" and 9.25" SCT's . best regards, matt tudor |
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Mij Adyaw wrote:
Orion used to offer a much larger and more high-end product line. They even used to sell Televue scopes and eyepieces. They are now catering more to the low-end and entry-level product. The Orion store has been carrying Celestron gear for quite some time now, about 2 years. They're now also carrying TeleVue gear. Check their web page: http://www.telescope.com/ for additional surprises. |
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What's your point? Antares sells a lot of Chinese stuff.
AstroHoney |
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The Orion SCT's are being made by Celestron in the U.S. as mentioned in
Orion's description of the product: "It features 8"-diameter, hand-figured optics crafted in the USA by Celestron, and StarBright XLT high-performance multi-coatings." Synta is not making Celestron's high-end SCT's (at least not for the time being). According to our Celestron rep, Celestron is still making the optics in California but some of the other components of the scope are being produced by Synta and shipped to California for final assembly. On a side note, Meade also produces their high-end SCT optics in California. Scott |
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