There are many excellent responses to this tread, but don't insist that people vote in the poll. Superficially similar, maks and SCTs are really quite different telescopes. Maks are generally heavier and more expensive when compared to identically apertured SCTs.
It is probably more valid to compare a mak to a quality long FL apo refractor. These are both generally considered excellent lunar and planetary telescopes. In this comparison, a good mak is often lighter, more lugable, possessing a shorter moment arm, and cheaper.
My opinion, anyway.
Cheers,
Brian.
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