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Originally Posted by 2stroke
Over 50% of Vixen's gear is made by synta as far as i read so i doubt you will find any difference. gp-d2 (vixen) - eq5 (skywatcher/saxon) - cg5 (celestron) there the same dam thing with different motor covers and colors from what i've seen. Would be good if you got the vixen and checked out how close it was to the eq6  180 tooth main worm wheel the same as the eq6, will have to google it up more. Dam i want a AXD http://www.vixenoptics.com/mounts/AXD%20Mount.html |
Vixen mounts are made in Japan, its only their finderscope that is made in China, (and possibly their cheaper refractors).
Their designs have been cloned by Synta for years. I think the SXD is discontinued, so now you have the SXW and SXP (which would be my pick if I wasn't so darn poor)