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Old 29-12-2018, 04:33 PM
Wavytone
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Sorry to revive an old thread...but ... yes, I do: a 2015 APM/Wirth/Intes MN86, and my son has an Intes MN56.
The MN56 I picked up cheaply (its old) but IMHO optically on Mars and Uranus it's just as good as the TS 130mm triplet APO I sold a while back. The MN86 is simply exquisite at 1/10 wave P-V overall and a match for any 8" newtonian. It's 13kg, same as my MK91.

These are both set up for visual with small secondaries - very small central un-vignetted areas, and limited focus range which means a DSLR probably wont reach focus.

The APM MN86 has a Starlight focuser which IMHO is nice, but the original Intes focuser (as on the MN56) is quite agricultural and I suspect all of the Intes Mak-Newtonians have the same unit - anyone intending AP must assume this has to be replaced.

For AP you'll also need a larger secondary (to overcome vignetting off-axis) and some hacking would be needed to change the backfocus to suit a camera - which I have no intention of doing as I have growing dislike of scopes that have been ruined by incompetent hackers. Possible exceptions being Lewis and Kunama.

Last edited by Wavytone; 29-12-2018 at 08:05 PM.
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