Nobody mentioned ' Snobbery ' your word , I mentioned ' Bagging ' a good telescope that most would be more than happy with if that's what you want .
But Lewis that's what makes astronomy FUN ,,
fiddling with telescopes , mounts etc. ,,, I seem to remember a nice auto guider mount someone made just recently
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and a dairy tube tripod upgrade
, that's what it's all about aye mate fiddling and enjoying .
And these scopes at $600 plus another $5-600 for a 2nd hand HEQ5 are awesome for that price and if you broke an EQ5 I would say that's user error as I personally know 2 people with these and 8-10 inch Newt's on EQ5's and have had years of service from these mounts .
Balance is the key as you know now and that's the gist of the OP's starting this thread the good price of these OTA's just now .
Brian .
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Originally Posted by LewisM
Brian,
Seriously, it is not about snobbery whatsoever - if you will recall, I had my C6R even before I had my Vixen FL102S, and you had loaned me your fringe killer for it. Even I in my neophyte eyes could see the telescope was really sub-par, and was actually counter-productive, especially since most - like myself - will UNDER-mount it on an EQ5 (like I did) or similar. The EQ5 really can't handle it, and I ruined my EQ5 using it on it. You need an HEQ5 miniumum, and even then... so, no, there is a price in the cheapness, despite the other factors of needing to replace the focuser, add tube counterweights to balance it in an appropriate position etc etc.
You got a good one - consider yourself lucky.
And my experience with the Mak Newt is relevant. The guy I bought it off - RIP - had the same issues with his as I did with mine, and he was forever collimating it. Really good scopes, but lots of fiddling and frustrations.
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