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Originally Posted by Larryp
Hi Peter-I wasn't trying to disparage W.O. scopes-in fact I once owned a ZS110 and was quite satisfied with it.
Your summation, in a nutshell, is you get what you pay for. The Long Perng 90mm may cost $800 or so, and be a poor quality scope, but in comparison, I had a Stellarvue 90mm Apo which was an absolutely superb scope, but cost $1900.00.
But I still believe NO refractor should have the colour error that Long Perng had-it was at least twice as much as any achromat I have ever looked through-I expect much more than that for my $800.00
Cheers
Laurie
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I did realise that Laurie, I didn't think you were being disparaging in any way, as I do realise you are not like that. I wasn't being defensive, just putting an alternative view forward so, sorry if it came across that way.
Although I love my 110, I would trade it for a Tak any day, but I cannot justify the additional cost, I am just not that rich.
Sure, the Tak is unquestionably better, but is it three times better? How much do we pay for that little bit extra? Like anything, there are limits. Unfortunately, my bank says no!
Although the 110 is the best refractor I have ever owned, I am not saying, in any way, that it is the best out there, as it simply isn't, but at around $2,300, it met my price bracket vs quality, so was the best I could justify paying for, and it is worth every cent, but that is just from my perspective, no one else's. It has no CA, and that is important to me.
I would love a Tak 150, but at $15,000, plus a mount to suit, probably another 10k, it ain't gonna happen, ever.
Besides, it would be too big and heavy to be portable, which is why I like the size and weight of the 110, it suits me.
Cheers Pete