Hi All,
While looking into the Meade 80mm 5000 ED telescope, i found Maxvision who make these scopes in China. I found them on the hkastroforums where Maxvision have there own sub forum.
http://www.hkastroforum.net/viewforum.php?f=39
This lead me to another forum with some interesting pictures. Meade and Celestron scopes from the same factory..
http://www.astronomy.com.cn/bbs/thread-58923-1-1.html
This picture specifically shows both together on the floor.
http://www.astronomy.com.cn/bbs/atta...8&noupdate=yes
Maxvision is selling the scopes badged under there name also.
http://www.hkastroequipment.com/catalog_1.html
Not really surprising i guess. The Celestron gear in these pictures seem to be there entry level goto telescopes.
Edit:
I do have a great respect for the Chinese manufacturers who have turned the world economy around and are making more products available to a larger market. And the quality will improve over time. On a recent trip to India I noted how technology was becoming more available to everyone. Like for examples cheap mobile phones. You can always find varying levels of quality in the same product. Quality A, B and C, it just depends how much you want to spend. When considering quality however one must also consider the lower replacement cost.
Regards
Fahim