"Jon Isaacs" wrote in message

And $1500 is about $500 more than $1000 and then a Uncle Rod said, you get
tangled up in the TAK accessories or so it seems, I have only watched that
from
a distance.


Its not too bad for an FS or FC series scope for visual use. You can use
third party rings, visual back and finder if you choose. The focuser
threads are Japanese standard (Borg, Vixen, etc). The finder bracket is
high but not too pricey and any finder will work in it. Hutech sells a nice
set of rings that will work with the FS102, even painted Tak green. So you
don't have to pay anymore for the extras for the TAK than you do for the
Orion really.

Ed T.