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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
No just that if you are looking for a scope with a larger diameter than 5" then you should consider a larger mount such as the EQ5 or HEQ5.
Most of the mounts you are describing (the generic EQs mostly come from China in not the same factory) Andrews can offer cheaper prices than most other dealers as they only sell, they have no telescope repair shop and limited after sales service, which suits some. I'm not sure about Myastroshop, though feedback from others has been very positive.
Bintel and others have higher prices for often identical epuipment. Those suppliers that operate out of a shop eg Bintel often check the products and do a basic presale service,before they leave the shop as well as offering a higher level aftersales service.
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I understand now. My apologies if it looked like I was putting words in your mouth. Bintel seem to sell the recognized brands, while many of the others appear to be rebadged Saxon or Skywatcher models which are, I believe, all chinese.
While I can easily believe that the mounts on these chinese models might be a little rough and ready, I was wondering about the quality of the optics - are the Saxon and the Skywatcher OTA's significantly worse that the Meade's and the Celestron's, or are they all coming from China nowadays?
After all, if I buy a rebadged Saxon Maksutov and find that it's mount is crap, well, I can upgrade that at my leasure. But if the optics are shoddy then there is no real point in buying the thing in the first place.
Cheers,
John