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Why not get a 6" APO refractor instead? It will perform better than any 8" SCT plus the absence of SCT's compromises.
I have a 12" LX200 and I find the mirror flop, shifts, & having to constantly use the mirror lock pretty exasperating and it doesn't eliminate mirror shifts (adding a Crayford creates a clearance problem). The mirror lock knob needs plenty of turns for it to get a full lock, otherwise it will still move. In addition, the image quality of an 8" SCT is nowhere near a good 6" APO. I don't particularly like the zero Image-Shift Microfocuser either, it's too limited, in my opinion.
Last edited by toyos; 27-06-2008 at 08:49 PM.
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