Speaking of 6" scopes...

[A McEwan]

Have you seen this?!?

TS Triplet APO refractor telescope 150/1000mm f/6.67 - 3' focuser

Wow! And only f6.67!

Drool....

Ant

[ollypenrice]

Yes, but that is getting awfully close to the price of the TEC140 of bomb proof reputation and with a Rolls Royce Feathertouch R and P focuser. Better than any Crayford, for sure. At TEC you talk to the boss in person if you have any issues and you probably won't have any. At these prices I like to know who made the scope, the optics and so on. I'll be sticking with TEC, though it is good to see large apos appearing on the market. What is striking, though, is that the small aperture 'budget' models really are cheaper than the top stuff while higher up the ranges they are not so much cheaper. I don't have any explanaton for that.

Olly