Once again - no
Although Brent was making some comment about commensurate degrees of depreciation upon resale the initial premise upon which it is being related was invalid.
As I indicated in point (2) "Whatever" the characteristics of the f/5 synta acho maybe - one thing it certainly is not - is even remotely comparable to the optical capabilities of an NP-101is. As I have indicated numerous times already if this was even remotely valid every high-end refractor manufacturer would be out of business decades ago and we would all be using Shywatcher ED100s
The logic is comparable to viewing the relative merits of a push-bike as somehow analogous to a Ducati motorbike. Of course the outlay for the push-bike is cheaper and the proportionate loss upon resale will be less to that of the Ducati - logical. However, there is no contest or valid comparison between the push-bike and Ducati in terms of which can move faster. Consequently, it is invalid to assume there is some initial relationship between the two as you are essentially comparing the relative costs of two fruits such as apples and oranges but then
juxtaposing their cost with the totally different variable of their relative taste.
As indicated in point (2) - you get what you pay for. A $200 f5 synta achro will certainly be cheaper to buy and proportionately result in less of a loss (commensurately) on resale - but it will only ever be capable of showing you what can be achieved from $200 f/5 achro optics. It will never give you optical capabilities of a $4k tak or Tv for exmaple
