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Re: Introduction
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2008 May 5, 00:00 -0400
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2008 May 5, 00:00 -0400
Fred wrote: > Robert may have had a slightly prejudiced view about manufacturers of > new sextants as he failed to mention the Freiberger, from the former > East Germany (or maybe they've gone out of business?). Robert responds: Yes and no. I actually forgot to mention Frieberger, which is odd, seeing as how I owned one 20 years ago, but Fred is correct about my prejudiced view. I am not a big fan of Frieberger. The optics are great, but the metal works leave a lot to be desired. Fred wrote: These are excellent pieces of equipment and not too expensive. I suspect they > have better construction all around than Cassens & Plath. Robert responds: Here I have to strongly disagree with Fred. The Cassens and Plath is far superior to the Frieberger in every aspect. There is just no way that Frieberger comes even close to Cassens and Plath in terms of quality of construction. In fact, Cassens and Plath is considered by many experienced navigators to be of equal quality to the famous and now defunct, C.Plath. According to one instrument repairman that I knew (who has since crossed the bar), Cassens and Plath is superior to C.Plath because it lends itself better to repairs. cheers, Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---