[Avoman1 (Darryl)]

Hi all
I am starting this wonderful hobby once again after a break for many years. I have purchased a Meade XL850 mount with payload of around 40kg. Now for the scope....... If anyone has used either of these refractors I would enjoy hearing your thoughts. Both the 132 Williams and the 120 Espirt are triplets with the 132 being around $4500 and the Espirt 120 around $3500 (including hard case, sighting scope dove tail and flattener).
I do not have any experience with these better quality telescopes so would appreciate others thoughts or some other brand of similar quality. I will be using a Nikon D700 or D800 so the stronger focus mechanism in needed. I will not be moving the setup around, it will stay at the one location.

Thanks in advance

Darryl