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Originally Posted by Larryp
Long Perng make most of the William Optics scopes  |
Well I haven't really heard any bad things about William Optics scopes
They don't look to have any models of the same size to compare unfortunately. The closest scope size wise would have to be the WO FLT 132 Triplet for $5699. The closest scope price wise is the WO Fluorostar 110 Triplet for $3199.
From what I gather, WO is considered to be a reasonably premium refractor brand, and Long Perng is more of a mid range/more affordable Chinese manufacturer by some (though there's not many things now days that aren't made in China). So what I'm trying to say is;
Is $3000 too much for a Long Perng Triplet, and would it be a better choice going for a smaller WO or a much smaller TeleVue refractor for the same price? Is image quality going to improve that drastically with a small TeleVue, that it will justify the 40mm loss in aperture?
Resale might be better for a TeleVue, but if it's a small scope I doubt I'd ever sell it, rather use it as a guide scope or something.