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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I would not describe an RCOS as perfect or a work of art having owned one. The Star Optics are good and RCOS machining etc is "adequate".
Certainly there are abundant super images from their larger scopes.
Planewave though have probably taken the technological lead from RCOS as corrected dall-kirkhams appear to be a more flexible and superior imaging/visual system than a straight RC. RCOS customer service also is very poor.
Greg.
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HI Greg
Fair comment as I have not owned an RCOS but they sure look look the part to me. There are also a mob out of Russia building RC's which appear to be cheaper then the RCOS as well but like I said whats the cost of a brand name??? The planewaves seem interesting on paper and their spot diagrams etc certainly look promising. Just waiting for Theo to post some stunning images to wow us all
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For me I have far too many hobbies to justify spending vast sums of money on astronomy alone and thus would not consider any of the above scopes even if I won lotto (although I wouldn't mind having a go at machining an RC as I have the gear to do that.) My interest in the GSO is two fold. If the optics are ok I can have fun making up other bits to make it better. Secondly I am trying to convince the college where I work to set up an observatory and get kids interested as well as assist in teaching physics in the final years. It is much easier to sell the admin a $3000 scope then a $20 000 scope. Likewise I am sure they would be more interested in a camera costing $2500 then one costing $10000 +.
Ciao Mark