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Originally Posted by LightningNZ
The BabyQ is a legendary scope. I've never seen a bad pic with one, though I guess anything is possible. I've also seen some really good results lately with the Espirit scopes. I wouldn't go beyond 100mm aperture with the HEQ5-Pro, but the one I have is a bit of a made-on-Friday lemon.
Good luck,
Cam
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You haven't seen my images then
Seriously, about your list:
1. Explore Scientific CF 102mm triplet (CF has its advantages) -
FUGGEDABOUTIT!!!!!!!!!!!! NO WAY JOSE!
2. Stellarvue 100mm F5.8 Quad (quad has advantages) -
very good, but some blue halation I have seen in many images
3. Orion Eon 104 ED-x2 (some reviews suggest they're overpriced) -
overpriced, when you can buy the maker direct for WAY less
4. Takahashi FSQ 85 EDX (tad more expensive, but reckon I might get away with it!!) -
Absolutely recommended - I am on my third one now (I sold the last two to foolishly explore bigger options) and it definitely is not going anywhere. PERFECT imaging scope, though smallish (what I need for portability). The larger 106 is ideal, but heavier and more expensive again. Nearly every image I have seen come out of one has been excellent if the human bit does their part right.
Rally is right - BUY THE TAK before you change your mind
TS is coming out with a new imaging 86 quad soon, made by Sharpstar (as is the Stellarvue 100Q) but it still comes out near $2500. You caan also buy the Sharpstar 100Q direct from Sharpstar SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than from SV or their representatives. Even the TS 100Q - same scope - is cheaper than Stellarvue by a large margin.
My recommendations on that list are FSQ-85 followed by 100Q.