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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
D R O O L,
Mighty fine looking scope you have there DSB.
My dilemma now is whether I stretch the budget and go for a 12" version of that puppy, or buy the 12" solid tube for the same amount as your 10" collapsible.....
Decisions, decisions.
Cheers
Chris
PS. thanks for the piccy.
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No worries man! I gotta tell you, picking up the 12" collapsible today to feel its weight in the store, I was kind of relieved that it was out of my budget. MUCH heavier than the 10", significantly bulkier. I thought it would be a cinch compared to a full tube; it's a chore just to pick up the collapsed tube. I can pick up the 10", with the mount, by myself, no worries. Obviously I will feel the compromise when I go to my next star party and look through some 12" scopes and bigger. But I think the 10" seems a very reasonable compromise - it's certainly at the very edge of being easily portable, and yet from my limited knowledge, it's seems like it's a decent amount of mirror. And I went into the store with aperture fever, mind you - I was seriously considering the 12" full tube.
Still, you're a big guy (I think you said you were tall?) - you should have no problem with what I regarded as heavy and bulky!
Cheers for all the support! Can I complain again about the skies?
- DSB