Buying an RCX400

[rumples riot]

I all ready stated that Meade have stopped exporting to Australia John.

Pegster I think I read JRCrilly's review at cloudy nights (I think there is at least one review there) and several others around and all have come up trumps. This scope is showing all the hall marks of a classic scope.

My policy is that while waiting is one option, or you may be lucky enough to score a great scope and be enjoying it while everyone is being cautious.

Josh, with a complex scope such that Meade make; things sometimes don't work as they should, for instance my GPS would not work when I bought my LX200 10". It took six weeks for it to find the satellites. Since then there has never been a problem. It is a good scope.

Stuart sorry dude but not interested in superceded models, just want the inbuilt dew heater, collimation adjustment and many other new features.

[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Originally Posted by rumples riot

I all ready stated that Meade have stopped exporting to Australia John.

Sorry Paul, I should have taken the time to read your entire post. I was just browsing and saw the thread header and thought "oops, better warn him". The guys at BINTEL would certainly see you right if you got a lemon, but unfortunately not all dealers think the way Mike, Don and the boys at BINTEL do. There are still US dealers trying to move existing stock that they may well be stuck with, sad really, someone other than big blue gets burned there.

Good luck with it when you go ahead, it may well be a super scope when the issues are sorted out.

CS-John B

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

What about the Russian TAL scopes ?
I dont think they require collumation ?
http://www.telescopes.ru/product.html?cat=1&prod=62

[square_peg114GT]

Part 2 of JRCrilly's RCX review is out on cloudynights.

http://cloudynights.com/documents/MEADES12part2.pdf

[avandonk]

Originally Posted by gaa_ian

What about the Russian TAL scopes ?
I dont think they require collumation ?
http://www.telescopes.ru/product.html?cat=1&prod=62

They are better than a SC but not as good as an RC.I have got a TAL 200K
which I have not used properly yet.The collimation is factory set and short of dropping from a great height they don't need adjustment.They are a bit primitive in the back end ie focuser etc. but the optics are fine.No chromatic abberation
and pin point star images over the entire field.When I get a clear night will take some test pics.
I think he is after perfection and he is headed in the correct direction.

Bert

[Striker (Tony)]

I had a look at a RCX 10" at Star Opitics early in the week....

Have you seen the size of the tripod for the RCX 10".....its huge....it would be twice the size of the 2" stainless steel legs you get with all other 10" SCT's....

Its one solid looking unit.

Didn't Eddie test this scope at the Astrofest???????????

[beren]

Paul some interesting disccussions here http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...l/fpart/1/vc/1