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EzyStyles
04-10-2006, 02:22 PM
Hi Guys,

I received my Orion ED80 from Striker (thanks Tony) yesterday. Amazing scope. More heavier than my previous guidescope but the quality from the optics is great.

Here's Orion and running man with the ED80. I havent count the number of different exposures, iso' etc the longest being 5mins iso 1600 but will be posting the info on my website.

Overall im very happy with the scope.

Cheers.
h0ughy
04-10-2006, 02:28 PM
top stuff Eric!
JohnG
04-10-2006, 02:29 PM
Now there's a difference, you should be happy with that, Eric.

Cheers

JohnG
Lester
04-10-2006, 02:41 PM
That is a high standard to start off with Eric.

Great image.
Striker
04-10-2006, 02:56 PM
Glad you like it Eric,

Like I said it's by far the best value semi apo which performs more like an apo scope you can get.

I love your Orion and running man shot.
[1ponders]
04-10-2006, 02:56 PM
Ay, it's a great little scope, that's for sure.

Oh and nice off the cuff M42 too :lol: ;)
leon
04-10-2006, 02:58 PM
Love it Eric, well done, if mine come anywhere near that, i would be very happy too.

leon
janoskiss
04-10-2006, 02:59 PM
How good is that, aye?! Unbelievably good value scopes those ED80s are!
Adrian-H
04-10-2006, 03:03 PM
looks great, guiding is on its way to me!
ballaratdragons
04-10-2006, 03:22 PM
Stunning Eric! I gotta get me a camera!!!!
RB
04-10-2006, 04:18 PM
I think this is your best, I like this one a lot.
Excellent work Eric.

You can't beat the ED80 for quality and value.
beren
04-10-2006, 09:39 PM
Impressive Eric and congrats on the new scope :)
tornado33
04-10-2006, 11:44 PM
Great work there Eric
Garyh
05-10-2006, 07:52 AM
Another nice one Eric, you do a lovely job on old m42!!
I like your final,final one a tad better but!!
Cheers Gary
EzyStyles
05-10-2006, 10:21 AM
many thanks for your replies guys. There were at least 5 layered mask used for composition so the core doesn't get burnt out. I think the 8" shot of orion has a slightly better details than this version. Neverless from the ed80, im quite pleased how it turned out.
Lee
05-10-2006, 02:39 PM
Nice work Eric, as usual!
davidpretorius
05-10-2006, 07:37 PM
well ezy, these are 1st class, i am trying to find chris venters shot from last year to try and compare this one to what i reckon is the best one i have seen
RB
05-10-2006, 10:05 PM
Yeah I've been looking for that one too David, wonder what happened to it?
From what I remeber it was a stunner.

:shrug:
Ric
05-10-2006, 10:16 PM
Top stuff Eric, thats awesome:eyepop:

cheers
spacezebra
05-10-2006, 10:54 PM
Totally impressed

Cheers Petra
davidpretorius
06-10-2006, 07:04 AM
He posted it in an ed80 thread out of nowhere, saying something like, "yup, this scope is pretty good, looks what it can produce!"
and then he posted the pic........made me sit back in my chair!!!
EzyStyles
07-10-2006, 03:56 PM
cheers guys thanks. interested to see Chris Venter's version if anyone has it please post it.

thanks.
davidpretorius
08-10-2006, 12:08 PM
here it is, this is the one to start comparing the finer details to ezy.

you are right up there mate, just a matter of tweaking a few little things

here is the thread where we were blown away

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=4552&page=2&highlight=ed80
EzyStyles
08-10-2006, 12:58 PM
thanks for the replies all. cheers davo for finding chris's version. here's another version tweaking a few things.
RB
08-10-2006, 01:34 PM
That's the one David, thanks I was looking for it but couldn't find it.
Still blows me away.

:thumbsup:
RB
08-10-2006, 01:36 PM
Eric I think the first version was better.