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I recently bought the 80mm $399 achromat for a grab and go scope and was really impressed with the build and finish. Very classy looking piece of kit with a smooth focusser. The scope is not quite the same as the photo on the website and is in fact indistinguishable from the William Optics Zenithstar II (and I have been told that Long Perng actually builds stuff for WO so that makes sense). I can't comment on whether the optics are the same, but I don't see any reason why they would be any different if it is going through the same factory. There is some purple fringing on Jupiter and to a lesser degree on the moon at higher mag, but as far as I know the Zenithstar II does as well. (Any WO owners can chip in here).
If they are in fact the same scope, or very nearly the same, the price of the Long Perng is a steal. If I was a serious refractor user I would definitely give the APOs a look when they come in.
David
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