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Old 07-09-2021, 05:49 PM
RogerLightyear (Roger)
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Thanks for the replies. At the moment I'm looking closely at the 115mm FPL51 triplets from various outlets which all appear to be the same thing and review pretty well along with checking out astrobin samples.

We have:
https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop...P-focuser.html
https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/...v3-ota/p,57325
https://www.astronomics.com/astro-te...actor-ota.html
https://www.altairastro.com/ts-optic...or-10171-p.asp

Obviously the Altair link is the TS Optics model too while they also have their Ascent branded one with FK61 glass instead. All have 2.5" focusers and it looks like the Tecnosky and Astro Tech come with a case. Other than that it might be price and whether it's in stock.

If they're made in Asia it seems unnecessary to ship them half way around the world and back but I'm not sure there is another way. I'd probably happily take one 2nd hand but perhaps they're not common here and/or owners keep them. Does anyone order direct from Asia or Asian retailers? I'm guessing they're not stocked here although I did see a TS Optic item on one site but nothing else i.e. a range.

The WO 102 mentioned previously appealed but it seemed that would need to be ordered in too and the price might be comparable.
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