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Old 15-08-2021, 02:22 PM
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There are two types of Saxon 80mm f/6 ED refractors: this triplet-apochromat...

https://www.saxon.com.au/saxon-delux...cope.html.html

...and this one...

https://www.saxon.com.au/saxon-80-ed...cope.html.html

However, that one smacks of being a doublet, rather than a triplet. Curiously, it touts FPL-53 as the ED-glass element.

Were you considering an 80mm?

Then, the more-costly Saxon 80mm f/6 triplet-apochromat is indeed the spitting-image of this Explore Scientific...

https://explorescientificusa.com/col...-apo-refractor

This is true for the larger apertures as well.

You should be able to find far more user-reviews online of an ES than of the Saxon.

Then, in that this fellow had imaged with a ubiquitous ST80 achromat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWSvIkfTx8k&t=932s

...you'd be worlds away whilst using the less-expensive 80mm of the Saxon ED-glass offerings.
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