Re: [APML] AP Traveler vs. BORG

["Steve Walters" <swalters@att.net>]

Ulrich,

At last weekend's North East Astronomy Forum, I got to see a Borg OTA for
the first time. It was beautifully built. Part of the exhibit was a set of
prints taken with a 6x7 camera they sell that were absolutely spectacular.
Nice sharp stellar images all the way to the corners. Really nice.

Steve...

----- Original Message -----
From: Ulrich Beinert <analemma@gmx.de>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 5:28 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] AP Traveler vs. BORG


> > >No way! No OAG for me! Thanks for the answers, though. It looks as if
the
> > >Traveler is pretty much sold, so I was too late, and I won't really be
> > >waiting 2 years for one.
> >
> > That's a shame.  The AP Traveler is just about the best there is in that
> > FL, unless you go to ridiculous extremes.
>
> I wasn't saying that I'd never get an Astro-Physics! I want a telescope
NOW
> (yeah, sounds great, doesn't it? :-) because I want to start shooting real
> deep-sky shots now. I'll take the best at the most acceptable price that I
> can find (and a used Traveler would have been good). *Later*, you know me
> well - I won't stop here! - I'll get a bigger scope, and that's when I can
> actually wait for an A-P, let's say 130mm, 155mm, or what's the latest
price
> on the 203mm? ;-)
>
> > Normally not such a problem but I can understand why the Traveler was
> > snapped up.  These scopes are a legend in their own lifetime and
> > often you can expect to pay more for a used one than a new one!
>
> I believe you! I'm just always worried about buying used scopes,
especially
> ones of this high quality and price - you never know if there's something
> not working on there, something you only notice after a long time.
>
> But I'm getting more and more interested in Borg telescopes all the time.
> The 100mm version seems like a good alternative to the TV-102 (the 125 is
a
> bit too expensive for me), especially as these scopes are built with
> photography in mind. Anyone have any experience with them
> astrophotographically?
>
> Ulrich
>
>
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