The forthcoming AP 110 GTX

[900SL]

Lottery now announced, price is $6750, and there's some discussion about the source of the lenses (although they are being polished / figured /spaced and set up by AP, apparently).

With reducer, duty, VAT and shipping that's likely pushing $12K this side of the pond

Makes a 120 Tak seem like a bargain 

[RobertI]

Thanks for the heads up. It would be wonderful to own one of these legendary scopes, but that’s a huge amount of money for a 110mm scope, especially if you are a visual only observer. I imagine you could instantly sell the AP scope for more than you paid though. For most buyers it’s more of a collectors item I would guess. 

Edited March 8, 2023 by RobertI

[900SL]

It's about $1K above the median between the current AP 90 and 130, which I guess is inflation, plus larger aperture is parabolically more expensive

The Stowaway was $3750 if you could get one, and I think they are out of production. Blanks were probably a lot cheaper when they started the run, and they sell for more than list, so I guess they were under market price. I think this pricing will scare off the flippers and may be too much for even the fanboys.

The GTX 130 was $8K and ditto. Going forward the price will increase if they are still rolling these out

$6750 for the GTX 110 is a lot of money. You need to add a reducer at 1.5K, tube rings etc so up to $8250, and if you buy one in Europe there's 20% + taxes and duty and shipping, so say $10K or 8,500 Sterling minimum

 

What you should get is an f5 flat field close to perfect corrected 110mm APO across full frame. I guess the FSQ 106 is the closest, but the AP should be better (ie more consistent and designed for smaller pixel camers) than the FSQ)

 

 

Edited March 8, 2023 by 900SL