Perhaps coupled with the new Sony 694 chipped cameras it could be a fast and powerful imaging machine. Hard to read the specs but it seems to say star sizes are 1.3rd the size they were? Or is that 1.3rd less than before??
Either way it sounds like tight stars and so a small chip could make it a sweet imaging machine that is light and well made.
As you say Jase not intended for the big chip cameras. The focuser may not be able to handle it either. The ED180 was known for focuser issues with heavy loads. I also heard it was extremely hard to collimate.
I have never had a Tak scope that let me down though. They are always excellent performers.
$168K for a 200mm APO is silly when TEC were making them for a long time for under $20K or so. A TEC180 FL is about $19K.
Greg.
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