hello Robz, i have one of these scopes which i put on a skywatcher eq5 or my eq6 works fine on planets and the Messier objects i use it at school nights and it gets the wow factor .I had a few extras put on the scope such as changing the finderscope to a right angle finderscope illuminated and the diagonal to a quality 2" unit which improved things out of sight.It is heavier than my c8 due to the big hunk of glass on the front, generally it is of a very robust construction.a minor problem is that the visual back thread is not compatible with off the shelf gear and i had to get an adaptor made to accept standard threaded diagonals.i had one great evening looking at a creator on the moon where the contrast was so good that you could see the shadows of the mountain inside the crator move accreoss the floor of the crator.You either like Maks or you dont......another friend has a skywatcher version 8inch Mak and it has exactly the same performance as my Saxon .Hope this helps you fight the deamons.
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Originally Posted by robz
I know that this question has been brought up on this forum quite some time ago,and I got a little feed back from a kind fellow forum member as a P.M.
However, I now have the opportunity to get one through one of the local dealers at at a very low price........far lower than Skywatcher, Russian versions or any of the 8 inch S.C.T.'s out there, so the situation has changed as far as budget is concerned  .
So I need your help guys  ..............if any one has seen one in action or knows of anyone who has one?
I know that these things are made to a price, but the optical performance should be quite good if they truly are made at the same factory etc. as the big brand versions as advertised on the Saxon web site?
Any info would be appreciated  |