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Originally Posted by allan gould
I'm really caught in the horns of a dilemma. I can't make my mind up between the Saxon ED80 with a WO replacement 10:1 focusser at a total cost of ~$900 or going the whole bottle and getting a William Optics Megrez 80mm triplette ED apochromatic with vixen mounting plate, mounting rings, 2" quartz diagonal, 7x50 spotting scope at a cost of ~$2300. I want to use the scope purely for photographic work with a Canon 350D.
My question is - "is the Megrez worth the extra in the long run or will the ED80 prove to be 95-98% as good as the Megrez". I really would like some opinions from those that use these scope as one minute I go towards the ED80 for rational reasons and cost (as I know it will do a great job from what I have seen of others work and what I have read) and then I swing to the WO Megrez and all the bells and whistles.
Any opinion would be most welcome
Allan |
Hi Allan,
I have an ed80 and a canon 350d, I'd have to say that there is no need to spend the extra dollars on the WO. I have tested several ed80's sourced from Saxon using double pass autocollimation on a 12" optical flat and the optics have beed as near perfect as one can get at ANY price. The chinese have really nailed the small refractors. No need to replace the focuser either, it is a true crayford (ball bearings) and with half an hours work can be made as smooth as silk. You will notice a small amount of field curvature on the outer 20% of a 350d frame, but you will see the same on any uncropped image of any of the small refractors as well. I'd rather spend the money on the ed80 and then buy extra toys with the change!!!
Hope this helps
Gary McKenzie