The simple fact of the matter wolfdog is that there have been several very successful group buys here that have attracted a plethora of new members, many coming from the other side. It is what it is.
As far as bashing goes, well, that’s been discussed to death already and we’d be much better off laying off that subject.
We were once a smaller forum with a family feel, a lot of the regulars knew and respected each other and it gave us here a unique perspective. There used to be more humor, sometimes quotes ran 10 to 15 deep and more, and we almost always went off topic in virtually every thread. We now have a LOT more members, the close knit family feel is not so much the same, but we have managed to continue bringing it with new developments and ever increasing outputs. Which, of course, draws more new members and so it goes… ImissFoyapprovalandJustinchallengeswhileChicagoXgrooveson.
I agree with a plethora of new members coming when there is a group buy. I am just basing it on the 30Q/GA GB.
I noticed probably 2 or 3 Dozen names/new members I never saw before. On the other hand, very few if any appeared to be CPF members unless they changed their identity!
Hi dears, I finally contacted HKequipment (seller) and asked about follow the Thrunite instructions on how to repair the issue. They answered as follow: “If you follow the instruction from Thrunite to repair yourself. It will not void the warranty” and asked about serial number for reference. I guess it is good news for me.
Is isopropyl alcohol an AR friendly lens cleaner by the way? All the description says is that it’s 70% isopropyl alcohol. When i wet some tissue paper and dab the lens with it it leaves behind liquid stains and i don’t know why. I hope it’s not actually dissolving the AR coating?
Isopropyl alcohol has water in it which is left behind when the alcohol quickly evaporates.
A lens cleaner like Zeis pads from Walmart or any optical store, places that sell glasses or drug stores usually have them as well, these work best. They’re made for AR coated glasses so of course a lens is a lens.
Nice pic! Really shows what this bad boy does, love it!
Edit: One of very few reflectors I’ve seen that puts out a column of light that doesn’t cross over, most make an “X” pattern where the optimal focus point crosses over and flares back out, reducing effective distance. This one makes over a mile because of the great collimation of this awesome reflector, ya just gotta love it!
Hi Dear, I have used 99,9 isoprophyl alcohol and window cleaner (blue liquid) none of those were harmful to the AR coating (purplish or greenish) I guess the traces you see when you use 70% isoprophyl is due to the residue left of almost 30% water content. Hope this help you.