Jump to content

Banner.jpg.b83b14cd4142fe10848741bb2a14c66b.jpg

Esprit 80 alternative

Anthonyexmouth
 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 46
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Adam J
Adam J

Ok, here is the thing for me at least. I have seen optically horrible examples of every single scope that has so far been mentioned in this thread. To the extent that I would estimate a minimum of a 1

Anthonyexmouth
Anthonyexmouth

What are some good alternatives to an esprit 80? Wanted one for a long time but recent reviews seen to suggest quality has gone down. What would be a better choice for similar price cheaper?

Adam J
Adam J

Strehl is often quoted as the single measure of lens performance these days and unfortunately it's not the case. In fact in the case of imaging pit to valley is the more important reading alongside po

Posted Images

Wiu-Wiu

Wiu-Wiu

Posted
Posted

I recently looked into the TS Quadruplet telescopes, and those look really nice.  I would have been really tempted to get me one of those. 

A TS 81 mm flatfield apo costs less than the Esprit 80 and you have no need to buy an extra flattener. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Padraic M

Padraic M

Posted
Posted

I got an Esprit 80 towards the end of 2020 and it's superb. Surely if you get a 'checked and tuned' version from a 'reliable supplier' 🙂 you can't go wrong?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Anthonyexmouth

Anthonyexmouth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
32 minutes ago, Padraic M said:

I got an Esprit 80 towards the end of 2020 and it's superb. Surely if you get a 'checked and tuned' version from a 'reliable supplier' 🙂 you can't go wrong?

Well I'd like to think that, but seen quite a few reviews on quality issues with newer ones, even a couple on the flo website. Ideally I'd buy from Flo because I can cycle there. Got most of my new kit from them. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Anthonyexmouth

Anthonyexmouth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
6 minutes ago, david_taurus83 said:

The only thing else comparible price wise would be a WO GT81. In stock at FLO as well.

Yeah, been looking at that. My credit card is starting to cry in the corner of the room. Been watching reviews on YouTube all afternoon

Link to comment
Share on other sites
iantaylor2uk

iantaylor2uk

Posted
Posted

You do need a flattener with the WO GT81 - however with the flattener (either the 0.8x one from William Optics, or I also use a 1x Hotech flattener) it is pretty much a flat field for an APS-C sized sensor, and I've had some great images from it. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Anthonyexmouth

Anthonyexmouth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
9 minutes ago, iantaylor2uk said:

You do need a flattener with the WO GT81 - however with the flattener (either the 0.8x one from William Optics, or I also use a 1x Hotech flattener) it is pretty much a flat field for an APS-C sized sensor, and I've had some great images from it. 

I've got a good FF/R on my ed80 that'll transfer over. Not totally ideal but id be using my 294mc on it but would like to get a 533

Link to comment
Share on other sites
david_taurus83

david_taurus83

Posted
Posted
19 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

Yeah, been looking at that. My credit card is starting to cry in the corner of the room. Been watching reviews on YouTube all afternoon

I had the GT71 as a first refractor. Lovely scopes. The WO reducer will be best suited to it. If on CC then just order the lot and cry about it later! 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Anthonyexmouth

Anthonyexmouth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
1 hour ago, Crackabarrel said:

William Optics ZS73 is around the same price and spec, will require a flattener though.

Been using mine for over 2 years now and can't really complain, fit and finish are good, colour correction is nice.

That's a doublet, already have one of those and looking to upgrade to a triplet for better colour correction

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Crackabarrel

Crackabarrel

Posted
Posted
16 minutes ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

That's a doublet, already have one of those and looking to upgrade to a triplet for better colour correction

Ah my apologies, maybe check out some of the TS Optics Photoline scopes so.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Anthonyexmouth

Anthonyexmouth

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)
3 hours ago, KP82 said:

Another alternative here:

https://astrograph.net/epages/www_astrograph_net.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/www_astrograph_net/Products/AGTEC80OWL

 

That seems too cheap. Even the 115mm is cheaper than the 80mm WO ota. I'll have to check out some reviews on that one. Could be a winner. 

 

Is this the same as the TS optics triplet? 

Edited by Anthonyexmouth
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Anthonyexmouth

Anthonyexmouth

Posted
  • Author
Posted
18 minutes ago, Clarkey said:

What about the TS 80mm Triplet. Need to add VAT to the price but still a good options:

Teleskop-Express: TS-Optics PHOTOLINE 80 mm f/6 FPL53 Triplet Apo - 2.5" RAP Focuser

They also do a 70, 80 and 90mm triplet similar to the StellaMira:

Teleskop-Express: Triplet FPL-55 Apos with top mechanics and certificate

 

Be nice to know how that compared to the gt81. The £200 saving is nice if it's of similar quality. The thing going for the gt81 is Flo stock it and I can pop in to pick it up. But if anyone here has used both of love to hear their opinion. 

I wonder what's causing the recent issues with the esprit. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.