New Meade LX80 and LX800 scopes coming this year

Osirisra (Ken) · #1 16-09-2011, 01:45 PM

These look very nice indeed

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...Number/4810050

Osirisra (Ken) · #2 16-09-2011, 01:49 PM

Bintel already have a listing for a 6" LX80

http://www.bintel.com.au/Telescopes/...oductview.aspx

mozzie (Peter) · #3 16-09-2011, 02:09 PM

niceeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mozzie (Peter) · #4 16-09-2011, 02:11 PM

damn!!!! the new scope turns up next week...i'll have to trade it in

the wife would kill me if i got another!!!!!!

Osirisra (Ken) · #5 16-09-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

damn!!!! the new scope turns up next week...i'll have to trade it in

the wife would kill me if i got another!!!!!!

Same here, I got a ota, mount and bunch of other bits ariving next week which the missus is going ape over as it is

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I'm really liking the look of these new Meade Scopes tho...

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #6 16-09-2011, 03:26 PM

They look quite smart, don't they!

renormalised (Carl) · #7 16-09-2011, 03:38 PM

Very spiffy scopes

Wonder what they'll price them at over here??

renormalised (Carl) · #8 16-09-2011, 03:43 PM

Just reading the specs for the LX800....if it performs like the blurb says it will, it will be a must buy for a great many amateurs. I wouldn't mind one myself

mozzie (Peter) · #9 16-09-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Osirisra

Same here, I got a ota, mount and bunch of other bits ariving next week which the missus is going ape over as it is

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I'm really liking the look of these new Meade Scopes tho...

hi ken

no i can't wait to get mine it's a replacement from my original last october had some trouble with it and meade have replaced it....

Osirisra (Ken) · #10 16-09-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

hi ken

no i can't wait to get mine it's a replacement from my original last october had some trouble with it and meade have replaced it....

And they didn't upgrade it to a LX800

mozzie (Peter) · #11 16-09-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Osirisra

And they didn't upgrade it to a LX800

no just happy to have it replaced!!!!!

TrevorW · #12 16-09-2011, 04:46 PM

LX800 mount $6000

Troy · #13 16-09-2011, 04:58 PM

Bintel also have the LX 800 mount
It will be interesting to see the difference from the LX 800 and the EQ8 from Skywatcher.
The mount market is firing up

Fox · #14 17-09-2011, 01:02 AM

I've been holding off for ages to see if Meade could hang in there, and replace the LXD75 with a worthy successor. I sincerely hope the features and quality achieve a good standard; they certainly look promising - I'm excited!

marki · #15 17-09-2011, 12:17 PM

Depending on where you read these are some pretty serious claims being made here about the LX800 mount. 90 pounds carrying capacity, 1 arcsec pointing accuracy and 0.01 arcsec PE with all the bells and whistles turned on. Hmmm no hi res encoders needed........would love to read the * sub clause x * associated with these claims especially if your seeing is rubbish. How does one use the "starlock system" if using another scope? The guide scope supplied appears to be fixed to the SCT tube. Will wait to see some reports before I get excited about this mount. Like wise the new focus mechanism void of mirror lock would also be in question as would any mechanical device being used to hold a heavy mirror to accuracies below the wavelengths of light. Don't get me wrong, I would like nothing more then to see meade up and flying again as they are really innovative in their designs, just spent a lot of dollars with nowhere near the performance promised being delivered. Once bitten twice shy I guess.

Mark

cmr (Chris) · #16 17-09-2011, 12:54 PM

kicking myself at the lower end - just bought a minitower (ioptron) and planning to buy a ADM wedge for it in a few minths - and here is the LX80 doing everything i want!... oh well

AndrewJ · #17 17-09-2011, 02:04 PM

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and here is the LX80 doing everything i want!... oh well

Just a quick comment here.
The LX80 does look like a better engineered unit than the LXD75,
but it also only appears to use the Audiostar handbox.
I do hope they have taken the time to fix a lot of the firmware
bugs identified to date, as if not, it will still have limitations.
Some can be patched out, but some cant.
As to the LX800, again, firmware may be the controlling factor.
The LS scopes came out with new processors and new firmware
but its still full of unfixed bugs. ( We cant patch these processors )
I assume the LX800 will be using these new processors ( as they are what allows the video processing for guiding ), so time will tell.

Andrew

mozzie (Peter) · #18 17-09-2011, 05:12 PM

hi andrew
are they using autostar 2 or a new controller ??????

sounds like your going to be de-bugging the new mounts........thanks goodness your there to do these patches

h0ughy (David) · #19 17-09-2011, 06:20 PM

they shouldnt bring out things like the lx800......2k cheaper than a titan, almost same specs and has an inbuilt autoguider

toc (Tim) · #20 17-09-2011, 06:47 PM

Very interesting - the lx80 looks very Ioptron'eque...