Re: New AP scope and more

From: Craig Levine (apoguy_at_*spamkill*ns.sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:43:54 GMT

On 30 Oct 2004 19:28:20 GMT, chris1011@aol.com (Chris1011) wrote:

>Places where costs will come down will be wherever you can squeeze out some
>materials, such as in ever thinner die-castings in the focusers, tubes and lens
>cells. If you can mold them in plastic, even more cost savings can be realized.
>Making them from raw aluminum thick walled blanks is the costliest way, but for
>some reason there are still people who want the finished product made this way.
>
>Roland Christen

Thanks for your clarifications Roland. I freely admit that I know
bupkis about the manufacturing of large (or any, frankly) optic. As
for the plastic/aluminum thing, plastic has a bad repuation. In many
folks' mind, it says "cheap", despite its being more durable than
aluminum and will take more knocks while acquiring fewer dings. I
think many folks also equate plastic with cheap, made in China,
products.

 - Craig