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Ethos Warning?

Started by dantsg, 03/31/2009 01:43PM
Posted 03/31/2009 01:43PM Opening Post
Last year about this time there was a warning about the Ethos eyepieces - I filed but can't find now. I would like to share with my Astro Club tomorrow. Does anyone have a copy of the warning? It was really well written - and should be posted again tomorrow.

Thanks in advance,

Dan
Posted 03/31/2009 02:07PM | Edited 03/31/2009 02:07PM #1
dan gieruszak said:

Last year about this time there was a warning about the Ethos eyepieces - I filed but can't find now. I would like to share with my Astro Club tomorrow. Does anyone have a copy of the warning? It was really well written - and should be posted again tomorrow.

Thanks in advance,

Dan

Did not see that. Here is my warning:

DO NOT, REPEAT, _DO NOT_ BUY AN ETHOS EYEPIECE. IF YOU DO SO, THE INCREDIBLE VIEWS WILL IMPEL YOU TO BUY MORE, WHICH MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT! (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)

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Posted 04/01/2009 01:15AM #2
With apologies to a famous Jedi Master: Once down the Ethos path, forever will it dominate your destiny. wink
Posted 06/24/2009 10:43PM #3
I wouldn't mind seeing the text of the report. Industrial Safety is my specialty. The use of any EP causes some eye strain, but to say it is because of the field of view is pretty far fetched.

I've been looking through my new Ethos 13 for nearly a week, and haven't noticed any tendency to try to focus on the whole field. The edges simply don't show.

It's possible some people might have a problem, but the TFOV walking down the street is much wider. I would be very skeptical of such a report.

Oh, buy the way. I might buy another Ethos as soon as I can afford it. I don't have a problem, I can stop any time I want.

Thanks,
Steve
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