Re: [APML] Scope advice (was: Mewlon 250)

[Christopher Go <christone@pacific.net.ph>]

How about getting an Intes MK91?  It will out perform the C8 and is also 
around $4k...

Regards,

Chris

At 08:32 AM 06/03/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > The Mewlon is a Dall-Kirkham - which has even more coma than the sct.
> > It's  a great visual scope (for narrow fields at least) and easy to
> > manufacture,  but i don't think it's meant for photography. Apart from
> > coma, it's  probably made with the smallst possible secondary, so it
> > will have  illumination issues as well.
> >
> > Radu
> >
>
>I appreciate your insight.  I've received some off list help as well and
>with a little digging on my own I'm starting to rethink this direction.  I
>think the Mewlon would still outperform my C8, but $6K is alot of money so
>I want to be sure.
>
>OK list, I need your help selecting an new scope.  Here's my situation.
>My daughter is in high school and we're trying to save for college, so I
>can't spend more that about $6K-$7K on a new scope (even a low end RC is
>out of reach right now).  Whatever I get will have to last me until she
>graduates (7 years).  I'd like to spend the money on good optics that will
>fit on the G11, say 30 to 40 lbs at most.  I prefer a non-SCT design as
>that is where most of my discomfort lies (mirror flop, spherical
>abberation, extreme vignetting, etc).
>
>So what do y'all recommend? If you know of a scope that fits my needs I
>sure would appreciate your input.
>
>Thanks, Frank
>http://celestialwonders.com
>
>
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