Re: New 80mm triplet refractors from Apogee Inc

On 13 Jun 2005 21:14:52 GMT, Pierre Vandevennne
<pierre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"atasselli@xxxxxxxxxxx" <atasselli@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>news:1118679552.563385.110380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> Only if you are a very stupid imager... Or immensely rich.
>
>That's not as clear cut. I now own 6 scopes (three refractors, 1 newton, 1
>MAK, 1 SCT) and even a refractor as crappy as my TMB is does have some
>advantages. Easy to use, easy to set up, virtually no cooldown time, in
>practice no collimation, travels easily, can withstand fairly heavy winds
>if mounted on an oversized mount, etc...
>
>Yes, the price quality ration isn't good, the chinese doublets are much
>better in that respect, but sometimes ones want to pay to have the right to
>relax without hassle.

Putting the mechanical differences aside, how different are two
images, one taken at prime focus through an inexpensive ED doublet
and another taken through a top of the line triplet apo of the same
aperture and f.l.? Not much difference, if any.
-Rich
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