"Pete Rasmussen" wrote in message
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On 18 Aug 2003 14:35:11 -0700, (Doug
Peterson) wrote:

I doubt Takahashi or AP have anything to worry about.

I bet you will be found mistaken.

Pete,

While the Orion ED 80mm may be a nice scope and a good value, it certainly
doesn't seem like the mechanics are close to the same league that AP, Tak,
and TMB are supplying. I didn't notice anything about hand figuring or
interferometric testing either. The market has proven that people are
willing to pay for top quality optics and mechanics. While there certainly
is a market for scopes like the Orion ED 80mm, I do not think it is the same
market the high end companies are selling to. It certainly isn't geared
toward the folks doing imaging either.

Clear skies, Alan