Opticstar or Bresser achro

[toofaruphill]

I had decided to replace my fungal  achro with a Bresser 127 quad f9 (ish) achromat but have just seen very similar Opticstar  127. I would nt expect it be as good as its about £100 less but thought I d ask for anyone on here who has experience of it. 

Thank you

Jonathon

[NGC 1502]

I wouldn’t assume that £100 less means it’s not as good.  If it were me I’d do a thorough search of online reports, carefully read the specs of both scopes and base my decision on that.

It’s often said you get what you pay for and that’s often true, but £100 difference is not large in the total cost.

All the best in your deliberations, Ed.

[Ricochet]

5 hours ago, toofaruphill said:

I had decided to replace my fungal  achro with a Bresser 127 quad f9 (ish) achromat but have just seen very similar Opticstar  127. I would nt expect it be as good as its about £100 less but thought I d ask for anyone on here who has experience of it. 

Thank you

Jonathon

The Opticstar scopes are rebranded Bresser scopes so optically they should be the same. However, the Opticstar models appear to be using an old, much inferior, focuser. I would definitely spend the extra £100 on the Bresser. 

Also, the f9 variants are doublets, only the f5 are quads.