Hmmm,
seems inapropropriate to compare telescopes of dissimilar focal length. The original vintage 1988 Televue Genesis is a short, fast F/5 allowing very wide field low power views. All three "William Optics" telescopes you mention are longer, and slower than the Genesis (Megrez 90mm is F/6.9 while the FLT110 and FLT132 are F/7.0) and consequently give a narrower field. Of course its easy to achieve slightly improved color correction with a longer focal length.
The classic Genesis still wins today on price, field of view, and color correction for its time in 1988 and F/5 specification
I have never owned any of these instruments
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Originally Posted by Astromelb
I own a number of TV refractors (Genesis, Pronto, TV102 as some examples - I am a collector) and ALL the WO fluorite refractors (Megrez 90, FLT110 and FLT132) beat the pants off the Genesis fluorite 101mm from TV, it just isn't comparable under any circumstances, TV is just very very well marketed.
Please email your preferences and I will advise how I can support.
Rgds,
Astromelb.
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