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Intes Mak-Newtonians

John

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John

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Does anyone have any experience of using an Intes (or Intes Micro or Orion Argonaut) Mak-Newtonian ?. They seem to offer the prospect of true all-round performance combining high-resolution with short(ish) focal length, reasonable aperture (I'm thinking about 6 inch) and a small secondary but I'm wondering, as they are still a little "unusual", what they are like to actually own and use - particularly with regard to cool-down times, mounting and collimation.

I've read the reviews around the net which all point to a useful, if unconventional, scope - I'm wondering if anyone has any 1st hand experiences of these scopes to add.

Thanks,

John

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Russ has one but he doesn't post here too much anymore. Most people speak very highly of them, but if it's an Intes figure on buying a new focuser along with the scope.

Thanks Gaz - one of the ones I'm thinking about has the JMI focusser upgrade which is supposed to be top notch.

I'm not rushing into this one though - think I'll go and have a look at one before I decide.

John

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HI JOHN, I have a 8" Intes mak newt and they are fantastic scopes, The contrast is unreal, Everything that is said about these scopes is true 19% obstruction, I am going to test the Intes against my 7" Astro Physics apo and i dont really expect the Astro Physics to be any better in truth it would not supprise me if the Intes is as good The mak newt i have is the deluxe 1/10 wave with astro sytal mirror the only thing that lets this scope down is the focuser I have this scope mounted at all times and the A/P Apo sat in it's box. :rolleyes:

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John a Intes scope has just been put on buysell with a EQ6 mount for£750 :wink:

I think its a typo for £1750, I've Emailed the seller to tell him I'll buy it just in case it isn't. Wish me luck...... :rolleyes:

Good luck Gaz. I reckon you are right about the typo though ... there is a Orion Argonaut (same as an Intes MN61) OTA on Astro Buy and Sell for £590 which seems more likely. An MN66 was on flea-bay recently for £550 and got no takers - that one had the JMI focusser upgrade as well !.

John

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ddtwelve

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im just geting my intes 61 this weekend hope it lives up to expectations

i have a jmi ngf mini to put on when i get the adapter plate from jmi

anyone one out there in the wakefiled area have a workshop handy :wink:

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