NY trip

Hi all,

I am fortunate enough to be going on a trip to New York in about a
month so I'm now wondering what new bits of kit to buy at those
tempting $ prices.

I'm considering a bino-viewer. There's the standard Denkmeier SCT
package but that's still pretty expensive - $699 plus I'd have to buy
at least one eyepiece (to match one of the ones I already have - I'm
thinking of getting another TV 8-24 zoom at $210). Probably too steep.

What about the Williams-Optics bino viewer? That costs around $199 at
Adorama in NY. Has anyone had any experience of this? Is it the same as
the bino-viewers I've seen advertised at http://www.scopesnskies.com
for around =A3120? In which case there's not much of a saving to be had
by shopping in the States.....

What other kit do you think would be a good purchase? i.e.
significantly cheaper over there? (I have an LX10 8" SCT btw)

Also - has anybody shopped at Adorama? Are there any other good Astro
stores in NY?

thanks,

Jeremy

How about a nice shiny new Nagler? Bunches cheaper over there!

Good savings available on narrow-band or light pollution filters (and
they're easy to smuggle back in :-)

Grab me a 14" LX200 GPS with UHTC while you're there please :-)

Cheers
Beats

On 29 Sep 2005 07:43:57 -0700, "justbeats"
wrote:

How about a nice shiny new Nagler? Bunches cheaper over there!

Good savings available on narrow-band or light pollution filters (and
they're easy to smuggle back in :-)

Grab me a 14" LX200 GPS with UHTC while you're there please :-)

Dirt cheap now. Aim for a 14" RCX400 instead. In fact, buy two, tape
them together and pass them off as a rather badly designed pair of
bins ;-)
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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On 29 Sep 2005 07:43:57 -0700, "justbeats"
wrote:

How about a nice shiny new Nagler? Bunches cheaper over there!

Good savings available on narrow-band or light pollution filters (and
they're easy to smuggle back in :-)

Grab me a 14" LX200 GPS with UHTC while you're there please :-)

Dirt cheap now. Aim for a 14" RCX400 instead. In fact, buy two, tape
them together and pass them off as a rather badly designed pair of
bins ;-)
--
Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

Make sure you have sufficient funds to pay Import Duty & VAT if you get
stopped, otherwise they will confiscate them if you are unable to pay.

If you do get stopped at Customs and asked if you have anything to declare
do not try to fob them off. Say yes, that way at least you have a chance of
keeping your goods.

If you are going to buy in the US remember this

1. That US prices DO NOT include sales tax which I think is around 8% in NY
state

2. Stores don't always carry a full stock line so if you want something
specific call ahead and get them to put it by

3. Depending on which airline you may encounter weight limits if you buy
anything large like a telescope. The US airlines are imposing a 50lb weight
limit, heavier bags incur charges

4. If you go thru the red channel in London have your receipts handy. I
normally prepare a list of what I have bought and give it to the customs
officer and they calculate the VAT and duty and always pay with a credit
card.

Hope this helps,
Lilian