lovely article and always good to see that there are different options out there, even low cost ones. thanks for all the work Robert. one question I've been wondering for a while: when you write about the SK MS 120mm as a tube lens, which mag are you usually using? I seem to remember seeing a pic w...

Hi Robert;

Nice work as always.

Hi;

Nice link and you changed my mind about buying a 3rd party battery

I think this toppic should be sticky.

Hi;

I decided to sell my sample holder because I also have another one.

It has x,y,r and 2 goniometers.

It has very precise control, rocksolid.

Can be mounted or can be used on any surface it has rubber pads.

I can ship worlwide.

Open for any offers and questions.

Thank you.

Thanks for your comments.

Kastar also claims that the batteries are fully decoded and body can read remaining battery life and you can use original charger. There is no such guarantee for other brands.

It also looks like only shipped from USA so I think there is better QC and reliability.

Hi; I am looking for a spare BLH-1 battery for my Olympus OMD M1 Mark2. Original battery is too expensive. I already know there are risks of using a 3rd party battery. I found 2 brands that are being told as good. These are Wasabi and Kaster. Do anybody have experience about these 3rd party batterie...

Hi; Sorry John I really missed your question because my mind was busy with another thing. I told paypal the same story but I think they understood that the problem was not related with low value decleration. But as I told ebay never wanted to understand my problem so they always rejected my attempts.

Hi dolmadis; I think ebay ignored because I explained the situation nearly 5 times to different customer representatives but the answer was same all the time. They all have just one word like ''Because you requested a low value decleration from the seller, we can not support.'' I told them if this i...

Very nice!

I was thinking to buy a new lens for over 3 months this helped alot thanks

Hi; First of all ebay did not change their decision and they continuously rejected my return or refund attampts. Then I opened a dispute from paypal and send them tracking numbers and shipping labels and explained the situation. After a couple days the decision was given and I was refunded by the se...

I got my refund, this topic can be deleted.

Dear all; I purchased a Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5X lens from a Chinese seller named lehk013. Item no 223427222344. Before purchasing the lensi I contacted with the seller and trusted his words. I requested him to declare a low value on box and he agreed me. I requested him not to ship with DHL but to sh...

Wellcome back Robert!

Please start to care for yourself and have a break for works.

What a good news!

I am very sorry to hear that

I hope he gets well soon.