Reflector, Refractor or Catadioptric?

[adamazz96]

Poll of the day: Reflector, Refractor or Catadioptric?

[brantuk]

All three lol - horses for courses

[adamazz96]

as a matter of fact in the poll you may choose all three... so go ahead

[Telrad]

Where's the "My newest one" option?

[JohnC]

All three, but love refractors for their ease of use.

[adamazz96]

Sorry telrad, but I don't understand what you meant by that

[Telrad]

Sorry telrad, but I don't understand what you meant by that

nevermind mate..

[adamazz96]

ok

[Earl]

All three lol - horses for courses

+1

[Multi-Coated]

My first scope was a Reflector , 2nd Reflector , 3rd Refractor ( but for visual work i didn't take to it , don't know why ? ) , 4th and so on SCT. As Telrad suggested , my last was SCT.

[brantuk]

Voted - of course catadioptrics are in fact reflectors - but what the heck

[Revs]

I voted reflector, as that is all I have for the time being

[John]

2 fracs, 2 cats and 1 newt so they all get a vote.

[barkis]

If I was limited to a single choice, then it would have to be a reflector, and probably the simple Dobsonian.

All hail John Dobson.

[Ags]

I guess, technically, a reflector with a coma corrector should be listed as a catadiatropic. A reflector without a coma corrector is merely half a catadiatropic... ;-)

[F15Rules]

Straight answer..(first one? LOL) to a straight question: Refractor!

Dave

[RikM]

2x reflectors, 1x refractor (not including finders), 1x Mak.

My kids have 1x reflector and 1x refractor.

[KaStern_Former_Member]

Hi Folks,

I got 2 Newts, 1 Yolo schief and 1 at the moment not finished long achromat.

So I place a vote for the reflector.

Cheers, Karsten

[Si W]

Fleckiescopes

[A McEwan]

I voted refractor, but only because I love the heck outta them, not for any empirical issue of quality or anything!

[swamp thing]

the simple Dobsonian.

All hail John Dobson.

I hear ya.

[CGolder]

I went for refractors and Cat's... i just cant ever see myself owning a normal reflector again...

[night vision]

I have used all 3 types at different times. They are all good at showing lovely views in their own ways. At the moment I am really enjoying using a 4" refractor. It gives lovely wide field views, as well as high power views of the planets, so it is a really good all rounder. It gets my vote.

[david o]

First came a 3" 'frac, second a 7" Mak and, somewhere in the future, the third may well be a Newt.

Most likely it'll be a 6" or 8" Dob, though to continue with the progression it should really be a 16" light bucket

[RobH]

All three lol - horses for courses

Me too