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Originally Posted by AlexN
Indeed, a Tak M180 is perhaps the finest reflector that I've ever seen... Custom built 10~12" newtonians can also shake most cases of refractorholism...
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I am currently in the process of building a 10"/F5.3 truss newtonian with a Mark Suchting mirror. The scope will have a premium everything, including a Protostar quartz secondary, a Feathertouch dual speed focuser, Argo Navis and Servocat jnr. When I am finished building it, I will happily let anyone throw their 6" refractor of any manufacture up against it. In actual fact, I haven't yet seen a 6" refractor that gets close to my present 10" tubed newtonian. Which has a very good mirror, but most importantly, has been carefully baffled. FWIW I have used 6" APOS from Takahashi, Astrophysics and TMB.
That all having been said, at some point in the future I am likely to try my hand at "digital" astrophotography. My previous attempt at astrophotography (prior to the introduction of running water and electricity) ended up with countless wasted rolls of Kodak Ektachrome and a very big bunch of frustration. For my introduction to digital astrophotography I will be purchasing a premium 4" or 5" Takahashi APO. Will I put an eyepiece in it? Not very often
Cheers,
John B