Special permission has been sought and granted by the mods for what is a duplicate thread to the Wanted ad I have. Many thanks to the mods for allowing this.
Wanted: Intes Maksutov, or SW or Meade
Hi all,
I am trying to locate some very specific Maksutov scopes in the hope of acquiring one of them. These are rare scopes, and as a result I have encountered difficulties trying to locate them.
Of special interest to me are the Intes Maks, in particular the 715 and 815 (the 7 refers to the aperture size in inches, the 15 the focal ratio). The 703 & 809 (both f/10) being second preference due to the larger secondary obstruction.
I would also consider a Skywatcher 7" Mak or a Meade 7" Mak, but I would want to do a star test on these. With the Meade Mak, it is the OTA I am after - as the fork mounts that these came on most likely are stone-cold-dead, their fork mounts are of no consequence. The star test of these would need to be superb.
In my original ad I've asked about 8" SCTs, these too would need to go through a star test by me first, and again superb to rival an Intes Mak.
It has also been suggested to me to consider a Takahashi Mewlon. However, as these have the mirrors exposed and because I live on the coast of Sydney, I'm trying to gather information about how suitable these scopes would be for me as whatever Cassegrain I end up with will be used pretty much exclusively from my home. All the same, any leads to a 180 or 210 Mewlon would also be appreciated as these are mighty fine instruments. To that end, if you have experience with these Tak scopes, I would appreciate it if you could share your experience about these scopes in following thread:
Couple of questions about Mewlons
If you have any of the above scopes and would consider selling it, please let me know.
If you know of someone who has one of these scopes, and you feel like they may consider selling it, also please let me know and I can follow it up.
Many thanks for looking,
Alex.