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Originally Posted by glend
A right angle finderscope is a much better alternative on just about any scope
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Hi Glen,
That's a very subjective call. It might be the case in your opinion, it isn't in mine. I have 4 dobsonians, 3 truss scopes and a tube scope. The 18" Obsession has an 8 x 50 Antares RA finder on it. The other 3 scopes all have straight through finders on them. I much prefer the straight through finders as you can get the scope aimed along the finder axis a lot better. I will admit it does help a lot being a short arse when using a straight through finder.
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Originally Posted by glend
the straight through ones are just toys to save a few bucks.
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That's just a ridiculous comment. When I buy astronomy equipment I don't buy "toys" and I don't choose things based on "doing it cheaper", I base my choice around "what I want to suit my observing needs". The 3 straight through finder scopes I own are manufactured by Takahashi, Stellarvue and Williams Optics. I wouldn't call them "toys", I have found them pretty useful for some serious observing over many years. Nor were any of them "cheap" and "saved a few dollars". In fact the least expensive finderscope I own is the Antares RA on the 18" Obsession.
Cheers,
John B