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Originally Posted by raymo
Skywatcher expanding their range rapidly.
The only problem is that if Meade should go down the gurgler, that
would leave Celestron as the only established mass producer of SCTs, which wouldn't be good for we consumers.
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I'm not certain Meade will end up going under, hope not anyway.
I did find these though, seem to be rebadged Celestrons as best I can tell.
http://www.skywatcher-india.com/schmidt_csc279.htm
With Synta owning Celestron it's unlikely SW would ever release a cut price SCT, these are being priced at Celestron prices although I can't find any Asian dealers to give an RRP on, maybe others may know.
The way I see it is it's not so much about cheaper alternatives, although it would be nice and especially if they held their own optically, it's just fairer pricing. That's all.