beren
23-07-2005, 12:46 PM
Recived my Orion 80mm ED from Bintel yesterday, fine looking scope and smaller / lighter then i expected . Typically the evening was overcast with a few holes of opportunity but closed up when i hurried out to try the scope .Managed to get a quick peek at the Moon with a 9mm nagler/2x powermate {120x}, very clear and crisp and no clour fringing , tried to get a suitable star for a test but didnt have a chance for a good look although everything seems well . The focuser is a delight and the overall OTA came unmarked , objective has a deep greenish tinge and couldnt see any metal shavings inside the tube .The scope fits nicley with the 125mm losmandy rings i have for it to ride the LX200 , plenty of room for adjustment, cant wait to use it for visual observing and of course some imaging :D .Hopefully the weather is kind the next few days to test it and compare it to my achro 120mm and get some star test pics and power limits.
For a while now its been a hard decision between the Orion and the WO megrez ed , in fact ive had the Megrez on order for a while {3-4months}but i had concerns regarding colour correction whilst imaging and availability. I didnt mind the waiting but typically with AU dealers its hard to get feedback with updates etc and interesting when i canned the order i recived no reply {the WO agents shouldnt advertise gear in S&S/AS&T that isnt in stock}.Anywhy my brief use with the orion so far has been great and looking forward to getting the most out of it . It may be of interest to other 80mm ed users but through Scopestuff you can get a visual back for the scope that has compression rings and adapters for fitting filters etc , ill post pics when i recive them .......giving some thought to put a Moonlight or Williams synta refractor focuser on the scope to :D
PS: Big Thanks to Paul , Mark and Tony for advice and help
For a while now its been a hard decision between the Orion and the WO megrez ed , in fact ive had the Megrez on order for a while {3-4months}but i had concerns regarding colour correction whilst imaging and availability. I didnt mind the waiting but typically with AU dealers its hard to get feedback with updates etc and interesting when i canned the order i recived no reply {the WO agents shouldnt advertise gear in S&S/AS&T that isnt in stock}.Anywhy my brief use with the orion so far has been great and looking forward to getting the most out of it . It may be of interest to other 80mm ed users but through Scopestuff you can get a visual back for the scope that has compression rings and adapters for fitting filters etc , ill post pics when i recive them .......giving some thought to put a Moonlight or Williams synta refractor focuser on the scope to :D
PS: Big Thanks to Paul , Mark and Tony for advice and help