Wo Flt 110 Tmb

[Loupy31 (Peter)]

I am looking at buying a 4 ish inch refractor..............how does a WO FLT110 tmb v's a tak v's televue 102.........performance wise not dollar wise

[Stephen65]

For visual or photography?

[Loupy31 (Peter)]

Hi,
Thanks for your reply, I enjoy looking at nice sharp , contrasty images and would love to be able to take a photo of them as well.
Images or as its called visual viewing is great because you can share with friends.......for photos , I would be using a Canon 300D......Un-modified, more than likely up to 30 seconds per exposure, with multiple shots at the decided exposure time.

Loupy31

[allan gould]

Peter
Why settle for the WO110?
Go the 130mm - you know you do/you need/you want.
Thought about the 110 myself and its tempting now the SAU to $US is so good.
Regards, Allan

[citivolus (Ric)]

You could always build your own.

[jase (Jason)]

Takahashi FSQ-106ED (530mm F/5) is the premium instrument in the 4" range. There is something very special about the flat field modified petzval design (quadruplet). It’s good for visual and excellent for astrophotography. If money is an issue, you could always go with its cheaper sibling (from a design perspective) - Pentax 100 SDUF II (400mm F/4). It has a similar objective composition to the FSQ - 2 x 2 widely space element sets. Both are fast astrographs that will deliver pinpoint stars to the edge of most demanding large format chips - they each have 88mm image circle sizes.

[Loupy31 (Peter)]

Hi Allan,
Good to hear from you, I have been looking at the 110 for a while now But you know me, If I am going to spend that much money, I need to be sure what to get and best price.........I am going to give Andrews comm.
another call today, see if i can get a good price plus some product info, which is something a lot of retailers seem to lack............

Cheers Peter

BTW, Peter A and myself are going to VicSouth next week, should be
good fun.