Any thoughts about the Intes M500

[Teal Rain]

Morning all

I'm looking to add an Intes M500 to the collection. Has anyone had any negative experiences with them. I used to own an STF 180 so I'm used to Russian engineering - so just wondering whether anyone has used the M500 at all?

Cheers

Mark

[AndyH]

Of the many scopes I've let go over the years, this is one of the few, I'd have back in a heartbeat. Simply superb, with close to 0% image shift when focusing. The Russian optics are of course excellent. For a Mak it's very light, so easily mounted. The finder, whilst built well, it's not the greatest in the world optically. Holds collimation very well. In a couple of years it needed no tweaking.

Top marks from me.

Andy.