Which ED refractor?
Hello all!
Over dinner tonight a friend asked for my opinion on a range of refractors for imaging. Of course, I have no experience in imaging so said I would post to the forum for advice.
So, the telescopes he was looking at are:
80mm range:
Skywatcher ED80 Pro
SKywatcher Equinox ED80
Vixen ED80Sf
Vixen ED81SWT
StellarVue SV80ED
Megrez 88 Fluorite
100mm range:
Megrez 102 F/7
StellarVue SV102ED (with or without the upgraded focuser?)
My comments were :
- that the Vixen and Skywatcher may come from the same factory so you are paying for the name. I could be wrong.
- the Vixen/StellarVue/Megrez are OTA's only
- he should check if the telescopes use FPL-53 glass not FPL-51. From my research tonight (Google) they all use FPL-53.
- the weak dollar does not help him
- think Mount! Mount! Mount! I am steering him to the EQ6
- I suggested starting small (i.e. the less expensive Skywatcher) but I do not think he is concerned about the cost (lucky bloke!)
Any replies are welcome.
cheers,
DJDD
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