"Robert L" wrote in
oups.com:

does anyone have first hand experience of the Revelation 8" dob
available from telescope house
http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page...1lngdef&pointe
rID=1782135B3RoyQMX4MQtLgRfc1LlJb9NP - how does it compare
optically/mechanically with an orion xt8 (ignoring the orion
intelliscope stuff which I'm not interested in)

It looks remarkably similar to the GSO Dob sold by Teleskop-Service (a
German dealer with a good reputation) for 498 Euros, so £230 is a very
good price.
http://www.teleskop-
service.de/gsseiten/GSVorschau/Dobsons/dobson.htm#CLD8

I believe Orion's Dob is made by Synta. I have a Sky-Watcher (Synta) 8"
Dob which is perfectly satisfactory, but could benefit from a Crayford
focuser and a cooling fan. GSO (Taiwan) are said to be better quality
than Synta (China). My Dob cost £320 (inc delivery) a couple of years
ago.
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Jim Easterbrook http://astro.jim-easterbrook.me.uk/
N51.36 W0.25