Re: How much does the way a telescope looks play a role in whether you buy it?

From: Mark (markpippin_at_email.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: 31 Jan 2005 13:36:44 -0800

There is a GENERAL correlation between fit, finish and optical quality.
Designers and manufacturers who take the trouble to perfect fit and
finish are more likely to equip their scopes with good optics (with an
appropriately higher cost of course).

It is much more common to find a mediocre scope (in the mechanical
sense) outfitted with good optics (i.e. a Meade Dob) than to find a
well-built scope with mediocre optics. Hence the common practice of
ATMers to build their own scope and use a set of Meade mirrors.

Mark

Chloe_yam...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I am wondering because I thought the view through the eyepiece was
the
> all-important factor yet I read reviews by people who seem to include
> fit and finish as a performance factor.
> chloe

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