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Hi Andrew
I think that it is a good scope. I almost ruined it when I used a colloidal solution to clean the objective lens. The colloidal solution adhered to the lens surface and also managed to leak in between the elements - I cried for 24 hours. After re-composing myself, I e-mailed Vixen in Japan who said I should ship the lens, in its cell, to their factory and they will attempt a repair, or sell me a news lens in cell for $2,000 - gulp!!!
Anyhow, they salvaged the lens although the coating looks a little patchy, all for $190, so I had a really lucky escape.
I had previously used the colloidal solution quite successfully on mirrors and eyepieces and just got unlucky I guess.
Cheers
Dennis
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