Finder scope recommendations

[gobes]

Hi. I'm looking for a good budget finder scope for my skywatcher 127. I'm looking to replace or compliment my red dot finder with something offering a small level of magnification.

Does anybody have any recommendations?

Thanks for any help.

[John]

The standard optical finders are 6 x 30 or 8 x 50 although the larger size is much preferrable IMHO. The most convenient of all are the right angled variety although they do cost a bit more as well:

Finders - Skywatcher 9x50 Right-Angled, Erecting Finderscope

[BazMark]

My Skymax 127 came with the optical 6x30 finderscope and though it was a good quality one I quickly replaced it with an Orion right angle 9x50 finder as I found the straight through one awkward to use. However, there are 6x30 versions of these RA finderscopes that aren't as expensive. One of these would suit your needs no doubt.

[AWR]

I changed the red-dot finder on my 127 with a combination of a Rigel Quikfinder and a 9x50 RA finder. I suffer from a lot of light pollution and the standard red-dot wasn't too useful. I find the combination now works well.

Andrew