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Where is your Televue made?

Started by eyork, 06/17/2005 03:40AM
Posted 06/17/2005 03:40AM Opening Post
I was under the impression (I have no idea where from) that Televue EP's were all made in Japan. I've gone through some Panptics and Naglers and was surpised to see that not all were made in Japan and there was not a pattern by model. It got me wondering if certain ones are made in certain places or are parallel lines are being run and you just get the luck of the draw. I would be interested in seeing enough data to guess what is produced where.

So, what model and size do you have and where is it made?

Ed
Posted 06/17/2005 04:03AM #1
Here's what I can recall owning over the last few years.

20mm Plossls (2, both Japan)
15mm Plossl (Japan)
8mm Plossl (Japan)
24mm Panoptic (Taiwan)
9mm Nagler T1 (Taiwan)
18mm, 14mm, 12mm, 10mm, 8mm, 5mm, 4mm, 3mm Radians (Taiwan)
3-6mm Nagler Zoom and 2-4mm Nagler Zoom (Japan)
12mm,17mm Nagler T4 (Taiwan)
16mm Nagler T5 (Tawian)
11mm, 7mm, 5mm, 3.5mm, 2.5mm Nagler T6 (Japan)
1.25" 2x Tele Vue Barlow (4, all Japan)
1.25" 3x Tele Vue Barlow (Japan)
1.25" 2.5x Powermate (2, don't recall)
1.25" 5x Powermate (don't recall)
2x Big Barlow (don't recall)
1.25" 2.5x Barlow (Japan)
26mm, 21mm, 17mm, 10.4mm, 7.4mm Plossls (old style, Japan)
Posted 06/17/2005 01:13PM #2
Mine:

32mm Widefield Japan
24mm Widefield Japan
20mm Plossl Japan
15mm Widefield Japan
7 mm Nagler T1 Taiwan
4.8mm Nagler Taiwan
1.25 inch Paracorr USA
2 inch Paracorr USA

Jon
Posted 06/20/2005 08:00PM #3
8mm Plossl (newer style): Japan
11mm T6: Japan
19 & 27mm Pans: Taiwan
Posted 06/21/2005 10:43PM #4