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Originally Posted by Kunama
Totally agree but I can also understand why some people want to take it up a notch or two, it has nought to do with showing off. Whether imaging or visual is ones goal, if we were all content to view the heavens through a pair of binoculars there would be a lot of opticians, telescope manufacturers, accessories makers etc out of work.
I think its great that amateurs like us are able to access equipment of the caliber of Astro Physics, Takahashi, Obsession and SDM for a very reasonable price (compared to owning such equipment a few decades ago, when a good scope cost as much as a family home)
If we all settled on a mediocre scope without critical reviews and opinions on forums like this, then that is all the makers would give us.
Having said that I would not think any less of someone who chose to spend less and were content with what they got for their $$$. There are certainly premiums paid for certain logos. A $6000 Tak is not going to be 4 times as good as a $1500 William Optics, nobody expects it to be.
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Indeed I suspect the ED120 will outperform most bino's on planets - even 2-4k bino's