[g__day (Matthew)]

Apologies - I original said Vixen - not Williams Optics - in a coffee eprived moment...

Just a quick note to say I am really impressed with Andrews GSO 50mm * 7 finder scope. I did a side by side comparison with it versus a WO illuminated finder scope – costing a lot more I might add. Now I have a delightfully capable WO 80mm Megrez - with razor sharp optics. So when I put the WO versus the GSO finderscopes up against each other I was in for a surprise!

Conclusion – the optics on the Andrew’s scope seem much more clearer and sharper than the WO. Initially I was annoyed with the Andrews scope because its cross hairs are set at a random angle to the erecting eyepiece, and the WOcomes with a much, much better 6 point attached holder bracket. But for quality of OTA – well its hands down to Andrews – the Chinese beat the Japanese to my complete surprise!