I love my ED80!

Great optics, mechanics "good". Mine came with a Mercury Systems visual
back and a two speed focuser. Look on A-mart for some good deals on
these great scopes. Every time I take mine out it wows me, its amazing
what you can see in a well made 80mm scope.

Sure you can spend more money, but the why escapes me...

Charles



Jim wrote:
I'm in the market for a 80mm short focal length scope,F7 or less. Who
do you think offers the best
value...Orion,Celestron, Willaim-optics,Stellarvue, Meade? I'll use it
for both birding and astronomy.
I'm looking for quality optics, mechanics and least amount of color.
Thanks.