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Originally Posted by Omaroo
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Oh thats so tempting!
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Originally Posted by Tandum
I was in a similar situation earlier in the year. I got all the info on the 127ED APO, which would be closer to $1200 delivered. I waited as there was no rush and picked up a tak fs-102 with reducer locally for a price I could deal with and haven't looked back. You never know what's around the corner.
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Regarding a tak, one of the reasons I didn't include it in the list, besides the price, is that I heard about the ... well... price of all the adapters. Have you found that troublesome?
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I can't comment on the AT106 or 111. I've seen real no complaints, but seen no raves either.
The "North Group" Apo is sold under several different labels:
Meade, Astro-Professional, Astronomica, Explore Scientific, Tech2000 etc. etc. Basically any cheapish 127mm Apo. is likely to be a Nanjing(North) Group refractor, same glass, (slightly) different tubes.
It was reviewed last year by Sky at Night who found it well corrected for colour, but not so good for SA.
The focuser was found to be stiff and a bit crude.
Its f7.5 so you'd probably want a flattener
Its not awful, but the larger apeture is negated by less-than sterling optics and finish.
I had a very quick look recently, but wasn't overly excited - the (visual)resolution was no better than my 8 year old 102 doublet.
But it does have a whole inch more light gathering.
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Ok, hearing you guys' opinions has turned me off the 127ED a fair bit. I want this scope to last a fairly long time, so I guess I should go for the others.
With the WO scopes, do people find that you must have a field flattener to go with them?
George