What's the difference? LX65 v's LX85 OTA

[Merlin66]

Other than the rack and pinion focuser.....what else causes the significant price difference? The paint colour?????
https://www.ozscopes.com.au/meade-lx65-6-acf-ota.html
https://www.ozscopes.com.au/meade-lx85-6-acf-ota.html

[billdan]

It seems for that extra $500 you get a 9mm eyepiece, A 8x50 finder instead of a Red dot finder and as you mentioned a Rack and Pinion focuser.
That's about it, I don't think those extras are worth $500 though.

[Outcast]

Awww, c'mon... ya get flash White paint job too

Surely worth a few bucks...:rofl: