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Old 25-08-2009, 03:53 PM
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Hi Mick.

Generally speaking these lower end goto scopes leave a bit to be desired. Their goto often only puts you in the vicinity and not at the object you want. The reviews on the DS-114 don't rate the scope highly. The biggest let down is the stability of the mount. These lower end mounts are not called wobbletronics for nothing. Also from what I've read (can't claim first hand experience so all this is only hearsay from reviews) the eyepieces are pretty much useless except for the 25 (or is it 26)mm. Also the finderscope is almost impossible to focus.

I hope someone from here can pipe up with contradictory information and rave about it for you.

How much is a couple of hundred dollars? I've seen these scopes (or clones) advertised for as little as $50 on places like ebay.

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