[Wavytone]

Suffice to say the Intes 715D was clearly the pick of the bunch despite the state of the flocking - which will have to be removed.

The showdown was at 300X at which the other scopes were struggling, side by side on the same targets.

Mechanically the 715 also had perfect focussing with no slop whatsoever, and with the quality of its optics there is a very distinct snap when it reaches focus even at 300X and it suggests it could usefully go to insane magnifications - 360X or more on bright targets. Like my Santel and the Skywatcher maks, at first it may show a tube current, but that dies down soon enough and there is a known solution, anyway.

So at last Alex has a comrade to keep company with my Santel.