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Originally Posted by Night Owl
I recently decided on the Rigel Systems Quickfinder on my GSO 12" dobs.
The Quickfinder won the competition becasue of the following factors. It is very light, has a very small footprint, is elevated by 4.5" off the OTA, fits between the focuser and 8X50 finder, and it has a built in blinking curcuit for finding really dull targets (this is an extra $$$ option for the Telrad). I have also noticed that the Quickfinder reticule windows is very resistant to getting dew all over it. Also the manufacturer will bend over backwards to help. And it is close to the same price as the Telrad.
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Ah, I should have made clearer, that I wasn't commenting on differences in the red dot finders themselves, simply that for a beginner the advantage is that the Telrad simply sticks on whereas, as far I could tell when I was considering them, the others all require a dovetail plate, so you have the option of putting on a new one (drilling into that nice new tube you are still slightly scared of damaging), or not having your finder.