Hi, has anyone dealt with "House of Optics" in the past? This is a German firm , not the UK one advertising in Astronomy Now. Their web address is
www.hoo-germany.de
They have some very attractive prices, however, they won't take a credit card, and suggest a bank transfer instead - which is obviously somewhat risky without knowing their reputation, so any information from exisiting customers would be great.
I haven't but always beware of pre-payment via money-transfer. I've heard of a few German camera companies hitting the wall and leaving customers stranded having paid thousands of euro with nothing to show for it.
  