What ever happened to the short tube 6" F5 achro?

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #1 02-10-2014, 05:11 PM

Have Synta stopped making these? I see the odd Celestron with them but not any more Skywatcher or Saxon labeled 6" F5. The 6" F8 achro is still going strong it seems.

glend (Glen) · #2 02-10-2014, 07:02 PM

IStar make a 150mm f5 achro with reduced CA glass

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #3 02-10-2014, 08:30 PM

That they do.

Amaranthus (Barry) · #4 02-10-2014, 09:09 PM

They still seem to be selling them at AEC:
http://www.astronomy-electronics-cen...skywatcher.htm

The Skywatcher Australia site is broken ATM, I can't load any of the product range.

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #5 02-10-2014, 10:17 PM

Thanks Barry. Interesting that they have them but not Bintel or Andrews? I know Andrews used to sell them, but they disappeared from the site.

This is mainly a matter of curiosity more than anything. I'm not looking at buying one new. Second hand maybe...

GrahamL · #6 03-10-2014, 06:33 AM

You should get one Kev everyone needs a second scope

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #7 03-10-2014, 10:58 AM

Don't encourage me Graham lol.

SkyWatcherMike (Mike) · #8 07-10-2014, 12:00 PM

Synta still lists this as a production model, so it most likely is.

SkyWatcher Australia has not imported this model in some time.

The 150mm F8 Achro, as mentioned earlier in the thread, is available though.