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Originally Posted by Wavytone
IMHO its attempt to pull market share from Celestron/Meade 8" SCTs aimed at those who are motived by lowest cost first and foremost with no idea about quality.
... these scopes are cheap, for a reason.
These have 33% central obstruction meaning they will be soft like SCTs, compared to premium maks that have a much smaller secondary.
The open tubes mean the coatings wont last long*.
They have 4-vane spiders with overly thick arms - no thought was given to optimising these for diffraction.
The parts are basically those for an RC.
Note * longevity of the coatings doesn't matter because on average these will see a half dozen outings before most owners figure its all too hard, too complicated and put it in storage for the next 20 years - because surfing the internet is a lot easier - starting with APOD. I've seen the sales figures for Celestron 8's... there are a staggering number "out there" that have been forgotten, and simply never get used.
FWIW I'd bet my MN86 will slay these. And never mind the MK91, no contest.
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Obviously it is not going to be a match for a TEC Mak but nor is the price. Not sure that I agree with a lot of these assumptions, certainly not until I get a chance to see or use one....
