Huh! More slimy tactics by purveyors of cheap scopes trying to make them
out to be more than they are. Will it never end?
-Rich

I think you have missed the point here. Burgess Optical is not slimy in the
least.

Inexperienced probably, overly enthusiastic, most certainly, but the promise of
these scopes is a well made achromat both optically and mechanically at a
reasonable price. So far, the 127F8 scopes seems to bear this out.

The 102F6 scope has had some problems with the objective, it will be
interesting to see how they actually have turned out as they are apparently
shipping now.

It does seem to me that there is a place for decent 4 and 5 inch achromats with
decent 2 inch focusers and decent lens cells. Just a decent focuser that does
not to be reworked prior to use separates these scope from the Synta scopes.

Often a new telescope is tied up with wishes and wants that may be unrealistic.
It doesn't matter what scope it is, there is always the thrill and joy and
disappointment of the first light with any scope.

Some peoples expectations are unrealistic, whether it is color free performance
in 102mm F6 Achromat, seeing Stephen's quintet in a 60mm refractor or setting
up an 14 inch LX200 in 10 minutes, thats how it works...

Bottomline: I believe these scopes will be decent scopes that fill a hole in
the market.

jon isaacs