Re:Euroscope/Taylor Merchant/American scope kit

[P3D Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 8:09 PM -0800 2/17/97, P3D Alan Lewis wrote:>
>
>I don't know what lens every company sells, but the cheapo scope that
>Jerry Morrow sells uses the Added Dimension lorgnette lens the last time
>I saw it.   I have not seen a Jerry Morrow scope using the Taylor
>Merchant antique scope lenses. (Does Taylor Merchant also sell the
>lorgnette?)

No, _as I said_, I ripped out the viewer that was there and replaced it
with T-M lenses.
>
>Are you saying that the chromic aberration was bad on the Jerry Morrow
>lenses (Added Dimension Lorgnette) or the Taylor Merchant lenses
>(individual molded lenses of a wedge shape)?
>

The T-M lenses.

>In my experience,If you get two good quality Taylor Merchant individual
>scope lenses (the ones that are $7.95/pair)they are almost as good as a
>glass antique lens.  If you get two (or one) bad lens then all bets are
>off.

Interesting.  I have a spare pair, I never thought to compare them...

-Jim C.

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Jim Crowell
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