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Originally Posted by ozfifer
and am tossing up between the Bintel BT202 8", Gaun Sheng GS-680 8", or the Sky Watcher SW680 8".
Regards, Ozfifer  |
Hi Oz, welcome.
The BT202 8" and the Guan Sheng GS-680 8" are the same scope. The only difference is that Bintel put a Bintel sticker on it.
But as far as service goes, there is some differences. One shop that sells the GS scopes don't service them (cheapest dealer). Bintel does (slightly dearer). Some people are happy to buy it cheaper and forget about service. Others are happy to pay the bit extra for peace of mind knowing that Bintel will repair and service.
It's entirely up to you, but they are the same scope.
As far as the Skywatcher goes, I don't think it comes with the better 'Crayford Focuser', which is a fantastic focuser. Many people without one upgrade to one.
As far as quality of optics, they are all pretty well identical.
I hope that helps.
