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Old 14-04-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by rider View Post
I've got the VMC200 on order as a grab-and-go scope, its only 6kg, and with no collector plate its cools quickly, so I hope to be able to sneak in some quick viewing session when I travel for work.
The VC200 is probably photographically better than the VMC200 if you are into happy snaps.

The 260 "big-cat" looks good if you have the cash.
The current model focuses through the primary mirror, I'm hoping they will lock it down like the 200 in a future model.

Its a bit hard to understand the differences between the VMC and the VC. Vixen don't explain it too well. The VC is a lot more expensive than the VMC yet the bigger models are only VMC.

Focusing through the primary mirror is risky. But an add-on focuser would handle that.

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Originally Posted by telecasterguru View Post
Greg,

Who makes the 14.5" F4 newt?

Frank
Hi Frank,

It is a 2nd hand scope I think it may have been made by an amateur. It
works with a Parracor which don't cover large chips so it may require some fiddling around to fit a Feathertouch focuser and Wynne corrector.
Not sure how easy or hard that would be. It has a carbond fibre tube though.

Greg.
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