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LX90 - 8" v's 10"????
Wife always says that an extra 2" would make a difference, however,
what about with this scope??? Looking at buying the LX90 LNT in the next few weeks, but wanted to know your opinions on the extra 2" and is the extra cost of around £500!!!! really worth it?? Thanks |
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LX90 - 8" v's 10"????
Looking at buying the LX90 LNT in the next few weeks, but wanted to
know your opinions on the extra 2" and is the extra cost of around £500!!!! really worth it?? Thanks I suppose it depends on how you are going to use it. If its going to be set-up in a permanent postion then go for the 10". I have the 8" LX-90(The older version) and its managable enough to transport in the car to remote locations. I do not know how much heaver the 10" version is - this would be a condsideration if its going to be used in temporary locations. The setting up may be easy enough but the packing away may be a bit of a chore especially if you are tired! Another question is do you want to spend a extra 500 quid? I'm sure the extra 2" would make a difference, especially if looking for fainter objects. If the 10" was available at the time I bought mine, I probably would've bought that. Mark |
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LX90 - 8" v's 10"????
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:54:57 +0000 (UTC), "Mark"
wrote: Looking at buying the LX90 LNT in the next few weeks, but wanted to know your opinions on the extra 2" and is the extra cost of around £500!!!! really worth it?? Thanks I suppose it depends on how you are going to use it. If its going to be set-up in a permanent postion then go for the 10". I have the 8" LX-90(The older version) and its managable enough to transport in the car to remote locations. I do not know how much heaver the 10" version is - this would be a condsideration if its going to be used in temporary locations. The setting up may be easy enough but the packing away may be a bit of a chore especially if you are tired! Another question is do you want to spend a extra 500 quid? I'm sure the extra 2" would make a difference, especially if looking for fainter objects. If the 10" was available at the time I bought mine, I probably would've bought that. I was going to buy an new 8" LX10 but got a secondhand 10" LX200GPS for about the same price. I was a little nervous about the extra weight but its managable. |
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LX90 - 8" v's 10"????
OP said:
Looking at buying the LX90 LNT in the next few weeks, but wanted to know your opinions on the extra 2" and is the extra cost of around £500!!!! really worth it?? I suppose it depends on how you are going to use it. If its going to be set-up in a permanent postion then go for the 10". I have the 8" LX-90(The older version) and its managable enough to transport in the car to remote locations. I do not know how much heaver the 10" version is - this would be a condsideration if its going to be used in temporary locations. According to the Telescope House web page: http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page...lang=001lngdef the the 8inch is 31 lb and the 10 inch is 40 lb. I have the 8 inch and find it relatively easy to lift out of the house onto the tripod and could probably manage the extra weight of the 10 inch, but the extra size would also be a consideration, in terms of ease of lifting. It looks like the 10 inch has the better drives like the LX200, see: http://www.meade.com/lx90/lx90_specs.html so that may well be worth the extra as well as having 56 per cent more aperture. One thing I would check is whether the 10 inch has sufficient clearance between the OTA and the fork base for the #1209 zero image shift electric focusser as well as a diagonal (or a web cam); The 8 inch can't quite do this. The LX90 Yahoo group is a good source of info and advice. - Mike |
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