The main problem with the Kendrick is the amount of residual heated air in the area of the objective. People in the astro community often mention one of my quotes about Kendrick. "Their products are $50 solutions to $5 problems". He saw a problem and came up with an expensive way to fix it is a way to paraphrase it. Personally I find a long dew shield is a better solution. And you can make one out of cardboard if you want to. However in the case of my MF fisheye you can't use those or you vignette the field. So a portable air blower makes more sense, especially since they sell for only $15. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peifer, William [OCDUS] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:36 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Leonid meteor shower WAS truly spectacular Kent wrote: > Actually some of the telescope places (mine also) sell 12v adapter powered > hair dryer/dew removers. Hi Kent, Yeah, what some folks won't do to keep their corrector plates dry. :-) I see the Kendrick heaters advertised quite a bit (the ones with the heating elements that look like tape and wrap around the front of the scope tube), but I don't recall seeing the hot-air blower types in astronomy magazine ads. Maybe they're just not as popular -- large current draw, risk of localized overheating, etc? Don't know for sure. Does your place stock the heating-tape-style heaters? What do these typically sell for, and how does the price compare with the hot-air types? (I think Orion sells the heating-tape style in various sizes for around $40 each.) I've never seen either of these advertised in photography magazines, but it seems like it might be useful, even to those who don't do astrophotography. Bill Peifer Rochester, NY - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
