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Originally Posted by Striker
Thats fine Bert,
We understand you must have shares in TAL...lol
The thing that bothers me is why there not highly sort after.
Astronomy & telescope has a price of $3095 for the TAL250K OTA...sounds a bit too cheap to me.
http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com....telescopes.htm |
The guy who runs "Telescopes and Astronomy" (Matthew) is the guy who suggested the Tal series as good scopes for planetary viewing and imaging. He also sold me the secondhand EQ6. He runs his business from home and is a really nice guy. Matthew has been extremely busy lately due to Xmas. If interested, it would be a good idea to flick Matthew an email about the price of the 250K. However, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the correct price for the 250K OTA.
There have been a few reviews on Cloudynights suggesting that the Tal 200K out performs SCTs. I have been impressed with Bert's DSO imaging and gives me hope when I take the plunge in DSO imaging. However, i setup the TAL 200K the other night and i was extremely impressed with the contrast the scope gave me when viewing M42. It easily out performed my 8" Dob. Furthermore, the TAL also did much better when it came to viewing Tucan (globular cluster) and also showed some dark lanes in the Tarantula Nebulae and Eta Carina (under surburban skies). I haven't had a chance to look at Saturn through the scope.
I don't know why the Tal series aren't more popular. But everything has to start somewhere. Perhaps some people have been scared away due to these "focussing" issues. Not a lot of people have the 250K so there hasn't been any reviews. Keep your ears and eyes open on the Tal Yahoo group