why so expensive?

[Earl]

Questar 3.5" Telescope on eBay (end time 20-Aug-10 17:07:41 BST)

[johninderby]

Take a look at this.

http://www.astronomics.com/main/Questar_Maksutov_Cassegrains_Telescopes.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/1JA5SKUD1MWH9L9M219AEHGT33/Page/1

Super quality scopes they may be but I do think they are very overpriced though.

John

[Earl]

I would expect "Favours" for a long time at those prices LOL

[JohnC]

I think more of a cult item really.

The price is simply too much, no matter what the quality.

[TopHouse]

I think more of a cult item really.

The sort of cult that kidnaps you off the street, hypnotises and converts you to a religion that worships the mighty deity of airhead and forces you to give up all your worldly goods at that price!

[Moonshane]

I was a birder in a former life and people used to speak of these in almost hushed voices. I am sure they must be optically very good (surely???) but they look fiddly to work with, especially for terrestrial use and astronomically, I cannot see them outperforming eg an 8" SCT which you could probably get for the same sort of money.

[mark7331]

On their website they have a "Questar Classic 7 LW Titanium" that you can pick up for only $12,449.00 - plus postage and packing of course!

[lukebl]

It's just bling for people with more money than sense!

[Martyn_Bannister]

3.5" ? Pah

This one is over 4.25" and cost less than the cloth to clean one of those Questars.

Manual Focus Lenses :: View topic - The last lens I will ever buy....

Same design? Seems very similar

PS : tongue in cheek, no offence to any Questar owners

[Peter Drew]

A small few passed through my hands when I was in business, they are of very high mechanical and optical quality and for many years there was no competition in that field hence the high price. The Meade ETX 90 was based on the same general format but at an affordable price. I was able to compare my good ETX 90 with a friends Questar and quite frankly I preferred the image of Jupiter in the Meade. The Questar did seem to have a slightly brighter image, probably due to superior baffling and stood very high powers better. If you own a good ETX 90, no need to be envious of a Questar owner!