[Larryp (Laurie)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

Cn anyone confirm the new Orion short "imaging" refractors are Willaims Optics made? The ED80T (http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/...CategoryId=332) seems IDENTICAL to the WO Zenithstar 80 (http://www.williamoptics.com/telesco...d_features.php)

I inspected the Orion version recently. Seems OK, and decently priced (at half the WO price!)

William Optics don't make anything, Lewis. According to Andrews Communications, they have no factory and have every thing made for them. Apparently Long Perng make most of their scopes.