Well I know there are some that will hammer WO - but let me tell you my story.
I purchased a WO Megrez II tripet APO. First one was severely compromised optically which was changed without hesitation from Andrews Comms. Lee has very good after sales service. The replacement scope was perfect.
The reason I bought this scope was that I had purchased a binoviewer from Andrews Comms and it was a WO unit. It really impressed me with fit and finish as well it fitted perfectly with the Megrez. I ummed and ahhed about a diagonal. I DID'NT get the WO one instead I got the GSO quartz diagonal (2" with 1/16th wave and 99% etc) for $129 instead of $400+. The diagonal really impressed me as its brilliant and up with WO standards. The next thing I purchased was a 30mm GSO 80 degree 2" UWA Andrews eyepiece. This really is a brilliant eyepiece for the money and works beautifully with the 80mm scope and a 4" refractor I have. But back to WO.
I was so impressed with the WO stuff that I purchased an SCT 10:1 WO focuser for my 8 and 10" SCTs - brilliant as it makes focussing and DSLR photography very easy. I also purchased a WO focuser for the 4" achro to replace the cretinous floppy thing that synta put on it. Its fixed the focussing but since its better centered, the CA is also lower.
WO is great for the money, but GSO also makes some very worthwhile stuff that I'm glad I bought to save money.
You'll love your scope but a 2" GSO diagonal will go just as well as the WO.
Allan
Last edited by allan gould; 09-12-2006 at 03:48 PM.
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