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Old 11-09-2015, 09:28 AM
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Welcome Darryl!

I'm not sure you can go far wrong with either scope, the WO offers larger aperture for the larger price tag.

I have the Esprit 100 and have been very impressed with it so far. The focusser also rotates and locks, although it looks like the WO design would be easier to grip in the cold. I've not had any issues with the focusser slipping, but my camera (Canon 1100D) isn't very heavy.

I'm not convinced you'd get both the 120 and 80 for the price of the WO though, unless you get a really good deal somewhere...snap it up! I originally wanted the 80 but the price jump to the 100 was less than I expected. Just bear in mind that the 80 only has a 30mm imaging circle, so with a full frame camera you'd need to crop the images some. As a result, I'm not convinced you'd gain a whole lot for, the shorter focal length scope IMO.
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