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Old 15-07-2012, 09:10 PM
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For what it's worth - I saw a TMB 6" refractor in the flesh in the Optcorp shop in California. second hand, they had it marked at $20K. That thing completely dominated the store, but it was still 'only' a 6"!
I borrowed a WO 5" that was for sale here in Perth and had a fiddle with it. Lovely bit of gear, and I couldn't fault the scope image wise, but ended up not buying it because it did nothing that my old f4.5 10" meade newt didn't do better and quicker at about the same fl...
You'll still need field flatteners for photo work whether its coma or field curvature - why the determination to have a refractor when there are so many fast newts around for substantially less? Unfortunately large APO refractors and the word 'budget' seem to be mutually exclusive!
As for mounts - the venerable G11 has still got to represent some of the best bang for your buck in that weight class.
cheers, and happy shopping!
Andrew.
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