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dr ski · Jun 21, 2019

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Both, if it's possible to buy a scope without been bankrupt. Like most other people I like to take photos and consider to buy one of the scopes you can attack your mobile phone, a lot of ads in fb, but when I read the reviews, I forget it very fast, guess a good scope is expensive, thanks for your pics again and thanks for taken time to reply
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Here are my recommendations. These are all good entry level scopes for minimal investment that are easy to use and give decent views of the Moon, Planets and star clusters. I've ordered from both places before without any issues. I always chose the cheaper postal service option. It may take a month or so to arrive, but the customs fee is very minimal. If you use UPS, Fed-X, DHL, etc, you will get screwed with customs fees!

Liverpool fan · Jun 21, 2019

dr ski said: ↑

Here are my recommendations. These are all good entry level scopes for minimal investment View attachment 16564 View attachment 16565 that are easy to use and give decent views of the Moon, Planets and star clusters. I've ordered from both places before without any issues. I always chose the cheaper postal service option. It may take a month or so to arrive, but the customs fee is very minimal. If you use UPS, Fed-X, DHL, etc, you will get screwed with customs fees!
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Thank you very much, it looks great, I will try to go through the scopes info and see what fit me best. I know about the postal service option, the only way I will order anything from outside the Philippines, we all know about how the customs work here, many of my friends get screwed, you can't do anything, thanks again

Liverpool fan · Jun 21, 2019

Notmyrealname said: ↑

Compare shopee.ph with shopee.tw (i.e Philippines and Taiwan) and see the astounding differences in prices. For example, a 'Celestron Ultima' 52250 80mm zoom spotting scope' (one recommended by Dr Ski) on the Philippines site was P24,000 (but is not appearing there today ) whilst on the Taiwan site it is 6500 Taiwan dollars, which is P10,793 at today's exchange rate. If anyone uses 'shopee' (which seems often to have better prices than Lazada), be aware that the search box is odd! Put in too much detail and it cannot find the item; e.g. I found the scope only when I entered celestron 'Ultima' - put in the model number and it will not show the scope. If you do decide to go with this scope, be aware that the 80mm is important, as Dr Ski, when advising me recently, very much prefers that magnification to the 65mm (which will also come up in your search on shopee using celestron 'Ultima'). I am not sure about this for attaching a mobile phone but Dr Ski will know. Also, you will need a tripod (I found that other than those very expensive ones, there are mixed reviews for everything on the market - I need one also for a 83 magnification camera and so, I believe, the tripod stability is even more important).
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My gf knows everything about Shopee LOL. I just need to be sure I can get it send with postal service if I choose Tawian

Notmyrealname · Jun 22, 2019

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My gf knows everything about Shopee LOL. I just need to be sure I can get it send with postal service if I choose Tawian
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My wife the same - Shopee has moved their distribution warehouse to our house!

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