Thanks for the feedback gents.
Well, it appears that purchasing such a scope is a gamble, ...........especially if the structure of the scope needs to be modified or even reconstructed before something near accurate collimation is to be obtained
I had a suspicion that all were made in the same factory and re-branded, but needed some input on that theory.
I know this Chinese made stuff is cheap and consequentially attractive, but I have read the reviews where flimsy plastic parts and components need replacing or modifying.
Only after this has been carefully executed does the optical capability reveal itself......................this is a bummer!
As one person has stated on this thread that the optical performance was shocking when a few of these scopes were looked through, I don't think I can trust shipping over a scope at 2-3 hundred bucks a pop to have to send it back because the optics suck
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As I beleived that larger aperature revealed more in planetary viewing/and or imaging, I'm tending to lean more to a refractor of large aperature???