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  1. I don't disagree with you but I don't agree eirher. The 200p is in many ways a better scope . You see more detail. its easier to use straight out of the box and its cheaper. However you are absolutely right that that doen't make it necessarily the best scope as you pointed out peoples needs are different. I don't drive and I can't view from home so my gear needs carrying this rules out the dob and by the way the 127 skymax as the mount tripod and battery makes it too heavy for my 3/4 mile walk to view. So I do agree that the dob isn't necessarily the best scope and by the same token neither is the skymax and for similar reasons neither is my ts 80x480 triplet which although double to triple the price of both scopes doesn't from a city site show as much as either the skymax or dob. All scopes are a compromise so there is no stand out best scope just a best fit. Which of course is where you came in and something I do agree with about getting as much info as posible and listening to what is being said. The best scope is a mixture of affordability, usability, portability and performance where your priorities lie depends on the order and weight you give each attribute. to my eyes the 200p out scores the mak in affordability , performance, tied on usability and is slightly less portable. So my definition of best scope is" the biggest scope that you can use easily and comfortably in all the places you are likely to use it" for some people that;s going to be an 18" dob in the back garden for others its going to be a 70mm achro they have portaged into the countryside, So is the 200p the best scope? No. but it can be and likewise for the skymax or the celestron 70 or edge 14" on cpc et al
  2. if its photo's you are after leave the etx as a visual scope and get yoursef a good mount ideally you want the heq5. this is the cheapest new version http://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-mounts/skywatcher-heq5-syntrek.html if you add an eqdirect adaptor http://www.firstlightoptics.com/astronomy-cables-leads-accessories/hitecastro-eqdir-adapter.html download eqmod (freeware) and a laptop and you have a goto mount that is about the best entry level imaging mount you can get. add your camera some nice long lenses and you are away. then when you have saved a bit more get a 130pds and coma corrector or better still ed 80 and field flattener reducer to stick your camera on. then you can save a bit more for guide camera and bits after that its just more expense. Seriously though if astrophotograpy is what you want the mount is the all important bit and the heq5 is the best entry level imaging mount. You can do it on a cheaper mount eg the eq5 but it does not produce results as reliably, the last thing you need is to waste a rare clear night for imaging only to find that half of your subs are useless. Also recommended is this book http://www.firstlightoptics.com/books.html
  3. It sounds like you were looking at the pleiades or m45 it is one of my favourite sights with a small scope. when you look at your handset again look out for a list of m numbers pretty much all of them look better in a scope. http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-messier.html Nb these are photo's so they won't all look their pics but quite a few will
  4. Can't wait for part 2 , seriously though reports like this are a real help to prospective buyers. it's been a lively and informative readand It's so nice to see something new. Thanks for all the work you must have put into this review much appreciated.
  5. An update on my case I have replaced a couple of pieces so I thought I would show it off again Top right ts 80x480 triplet diagonal holder bottom right mount and williams 1.25" diagonal bottom left pentax xw 5, 7 Delos 12mm top left maxvision sw 24mm and an es 4.7 which has been replaced by the pentax 5mm so one to get rid of In the cases in the middle I have an es 2x tele extender and a rigel quick finder the other bits are for my push to with the nexus 7 fitting in the bottom left over the eyepieces
  6. You might just get by with the eq3 certainly weight wise it's no issue the problem is that the eq3 doesn't track as accurately and doesn't guide as well as the eq5 so you would have to throw away more subs. The eq5 is a long way off being a perfect mount but it is doable as the pics show. You will notice however that most of the best shots are taken on better than an eq5
  7. This it seems to me is the new entry level imagers scope. The ed80 may be easier to use but the cost of this makes it such a cheap way to start imaging.
  8. I don't know if this will move your investigation on a bit http://home.europa.com/~telscope/jbcode.txt
  9. A merry christmas to all my readers

  10. rowan46

    Celestron 4se....

    If you have a question you are more likely to get an answer in the forums. Welcome to SGL but does the phrase "more flies with honey " ring a bell?
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