Well, after nearly 4 years of recovering from the ASA horror, I am a littlem perplexed that I once again find myself very excited about essentially the same scope, al be it from a new manufacturer
The first impressions are..like..WOW! As I opened each box and laid eyes on her I was continually muttering wow, that's excellent or cooool etc. The workmaship is first rate, and if thing flexes I'll..?..I don't know
.. I can't see any thing else that could possibly have been included in the design to remove any more flexure (time will tell though
). The rigid but removable dew shield is an excellent well designed addition and I am glad I went with it and the tube is very black internally.
The heater and fan cable routing are well thought out and implimented and the integrated tube heater very neatly designed.
The Atlas looks superb and all the adapters made by Orion came neatly wrapped and clearly labled and all fit together neatly.
Here are some photos
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...n_ag12_arrives
Mike