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Regarding the W/O FLT132, I would point out there have been some problems with this scope.
There were issues with the cell, causing pinched optics, and tri-lobed stars. Word on the street is one retailer in the UK was pulling his hair out a bit over this one, with a few unhappy customers.
I'm not sure if the problem was positively identified, fixed, or designed-out in later scopes.
In fact tried out the prototype FLT132, with William Yang (William Optics) stood next to me looking for feedback. Looking at some distant halogen lights in the Koln Messe exhibition hall in Germany, I was surprised to see as much purple fringeing of false colour as I did...
Just thought I'd mention it.
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The problem you mention was, IIRC, the spacers intruding into the light path on one scope, not pinched optics.
The issue was extensively discussed on the WO yahoogroup early last year when the first examples of the scope were shipped. The scope affected was one of the first built, it was returned to WO and fixed. If you follow the CN refractor forum you'll see this is not an unusual problem with a brand new scope and other manufacturers have encountered it as well.
I'm not aware of this problem recurring on any other examples, including my own, and I've spoken to at least five other FLT-132 owners and I follow all the forums where this scope is discussed. Colorwise the FLT-132 is almost entirely color-free, there are quite a few excellent images taken with this scope available.
There was an interesting thread comparing the colour correction of this scope, the TEC140 and the TMB130SS on the CN refractor forum a while ago. Comparison of the CA graphs showed the TEC was very slightly superior to the other two while the FLT and TMB were almost identical.