Since acquiring my first Unitron (a Model 114, 60mm,
Lots more to come!
Dave
I don't have any of the Unitron/Polarex spotting scopes in my personal collection. I do have a collection of photos of the Polarex Branded spotting scopes (50mm, 60mm, and 80mm) posted: https://www.unitronhistory.com/models/p ... ng-scopes/j.gardavsky wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:13 pm Hello Dave,
your great Unitron hands-on legacy comes at the right time!
The Unitron 80mm spotting and astronomy scopes with a turret for the eyepieces used to be quite popular in Germany as a bigger aperture alternative to the Carl Zeiss Jena Asiola. I have just missed one of these Unitrons on the eBay.
The Eschenbach optics company in Nuernberg used to be the dealer for these scopes, later Unitron has rebranded them as "Eschenbach" to increase the market shares with a German brand name.
The boss of Eschenbach is my neighbour across the fence, but he lets today to manufacture the Eschenbach optics in Far East,
as many other German optics companies.
Thank you for sharing,
JG
Hello Dave,Unitron48 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:18 am Hi JG! I have a 1987 Eschenbach catalog on my website: https://www.unitronhistory.com/wp-conte ... enbach.pdf.
Would love for you to translate sometime!
Dave
Here are some photos of the Polarex/Unitron Model 900 that John is referring to. There is a lot more on that very rare scope on my website: https://www.unitronhistory.com/user-sto ... model-900/. The story behind its discovery is truly amazing. Although Nihon Seiko advertised refractors up to 10 inchJohn Baars wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:20 pm Hello Dave,
Great telescopes and a great project!
Your project has been and still is a joyful resource of reading and inspiration for me and many other amateurs.
By your directions I was able to visit the restoration of the only 9 inch Unitron in the world.
I sincerely hope that like the owner of the nine incher, all Unitron and Polarex owners in the world are well aware of the historic value of their possessions and legacy. Your project certainly contributes to that.
Thanks!
John
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