Recived my Orion 80mm ED from Bintel yesterday, fine looking scope and smaller / lighter then i expected . Typically the evening was overcast with a few holes of opportunity but closed up when i hurried out to try the scope .Managed to get a quick peek at the Moon with a 9mm nagler/2x powermate {120x}, very clear and crisp and no clour fringing , tried to get a suitable star for a test but didnt have a chance for a good look although everything seems well . The focuser is a delight and the overall OTA came unmarked , objective has a deep greenish tinge and couldnt see any metal shavings inside the tube .The scope fits nicley with the 125mm losmandy rings i have for it to ride the LX200 , plenty of room for adjustment, cant wait to use it for visual observing and of course some imaging
.Hopefully the weather is kind the next few days to test it and compare it to my achro 120mm and get some star test pics and power limits.
For a while now its been a hard decision between the Orion and the WO megrez ed , in fact ive had the Megrez on order for a while {3-4months}but i had concerns regarding colour correction whilst imaging and availability. I didnt mind the waiting but typically with AU dealers its hard to get feedback with updates etc and interesting when i canned the order i recived no reply {the WO agents shouldnt advertise gear in S&S/AS&T that isnt in stock}.Anywhy my brief use with the orion so far has been great and looking forward to getting the most out of it . It may be of interest to other 80mm ed users but through Scopestuff you can get a visual back for the scope that has compression rings and adapters for fitting filters etc , ill post pics when i recive them .......giving some thought to put a Moonlight or Williams synta refractor focuser on the scope to
PS: Big Thanks to Paul , Mark and Tony for advice and help
