What ever happened to the short tube 6" F5 achro?

[cometcatcher]

Have Synta stopped making these? I see the odd Celestron with them but not any more Skywatcher or Saxon labeled 6" F5. The 6" F8 achro is still going strong it seems.

[glend]

IStar make a 150mm f5 achro with reduced CA glass

[cometcatcher]

That they do.

[Amaranthus]

They still seem to be selling them at AEC:
http://www.astronomy-electronics-centre.com.au/skywatcher.htm

The Skywatcher Australia site is broken ATM, I can't load any of the product range.

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Barry. Interesting that they have them but not Bintel or Andrews? I know Andrews used to sell them, but they disappeared from the site.

This is mainly a matter of curiosity more than anything. I'm not looking at buying one new. Second hand maybe...

[GrahamL]

You should get one Kev everyone needs a second scope ;)

[cometcatcher]

Don't encourage me Graham lol.

[SkyWatcherMike]

Synta still lists this as a production model, so it most likely is.

SkyWatcher Australia has not imported this model in some time.

The 150mm F8 Achro, as mentioned earlier in the thread, is available though.