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Originally Posted by Solanum
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.
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The mounting plate on the Rigel Quickfinder sticks on with double sided tape, and its a much smaller footprint. You get two with the Quickfinder, one suits larger diameter OTA, the other smaller, say 8" to 10". Extra mounting plates are $7 US, which allows you to put the Quickfinder on any other scopes you may have. Also, because the Quickfinder doesn't weight much it doesn't need much tape to hold it. And the tape they supply is damn good tape as well. It hasn't moved at all, and its had same pretty heavy dew on it.