[Greenswale (Wren)]

I have a 9.25 Evolution, in use for several months now.

Easy for a 69 year old to set up, and a delight to use via the on board wi-fi and my iPad running Sky Safari Pro. I do get a bit terse over gear backlash on occasion, and vibration at low angles, but both are tolerable.

The iPad and Sky Safari make it dead easy to learn the sky, and learn stuff about any objects being observed.

Set up is totally easy (no cables!), alignment is a snack, and holds acceptably well over a five hour session. Go To works just fine, better if the alignment is very accurate.

I have moved to wide angle2" eyepieces for low power work, retaining 1.25" for higher power. I did experiment with a focal reducer, but did not like it, as it made for difficult ota placement to give clearance at high angles.

This scope is my 'retirement' scope, having played with many over time. I thoroughly enjoy using it, the wi-fi making it pretty sexy! Remarkably, these reasons make it a good starter scope, even if expensive.

Not a perfect scope, but well performed and very easy to live with.