Slice is going to send me his 15 and 6.25 s500's, so I can at least compare 1 side by side with my 15 gs.
Shredder, good points you make about cost, but as slice said, it's the quality that is in question. A newbie won't know the s500's are no good, and as such may be disappointed with the view, taking into account the eyepiece, collimation, astigmatism etc. All of those things may work against a newbie and be turned off.
At least we can help address poor quality eyepiece selection, and the other issues can only be addressed through good advice and hoping that newbies discover a forum like this.
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