Orion 80mm ED should i buy?

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would like
a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for $500
the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!

Chas P.

Why not? It has gotten good reviews.

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews4/orion80-2.htm

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews5/orion80.htm

Of course, remember that the nights are short now anyway and a new scope
will bring on several weeks of cloudy weather :-)

Also -- you will need to provide mounting rings, diagonal, EPs, finder, etc.

Phil

CHASLX200 wrote:

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would like
a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for $500
the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!

Chas P.

Why not? It has gotten good reviews.

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews4/orion80-2.htm

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews5/orion80.htm

Of course, remember that the nights are short now anyway and a new scope
will bring on several weeks of cloudy weather :-)

Also -- you will need to provide mounting rings, diagonal, EPs, finder, etc.

Phil

CHASLX200 wrote:

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would like
a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for $500
the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!

Chas P.

Subject: Orion 80mm ED should i buy?
From: Phil Wheeler
Date: 6/18/04 2:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:



Why not? It has gotten good reviews.

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews4/orion80-2.htm

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews5/orion80.htm

Of course, remember that the nights are short now anyway and a new scope
will bring on several weeks of cloudy weather :-)

Also -- you will need to provide mounting rings, diagonal, EPs, finder, etc.

Phil

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Its cloudy from June to mid Sept, and i have all the goodies minus rings!

I loved the Tak FS-78, i just wanna try all other scopes in that size range...

Chas P.

Subject: Orion 80mm ED should i buy?
From: Phil Wheeler
Date: 6/18/04 2:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:



Why not? It has gotten good reviews.

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews4/orion80-2.htm

http://www.cloudynights.com/reviews5/orion80.htm

Of course, remember that the nights are short now anyway and a new scope
will bring on several weeks of cloudy weather :-)

Also -- you will need to provide mounting rings, diagonal, EPs, finder, etc.

Phil

**********************
Its cloudy from June to mid Sept, and i have all the goodies minus rings!

I loved the Tak FS-78, i just wanna try all other scopes in that size range...

Chas P.

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would
like a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for
$500 the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!


Charles:

My thinking...

Yes, go ahead and buy it, it supposed to be a fine scope and I am sure you will
enjoy it. Its pretty hard to lose much money on one, new ones seem to go for
not much less than used ones.

I am tempted to buy one myself, just too cheap though....

jon

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would
like a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for
$500 the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!


Charles:

My thinking...

Yes, go ahead and buy it, it supposed to be a fine scope and I am sure you will
enjoy it. Its pretty hard to lose much money on one, new ones seem to go for
not much less than used ones.

I am tempted to buy one myself, just too cheap though....

jon

Jon Isaacs wrote:

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would
like a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for
$500 the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!



Charles:

My thinking...

Yes, go ahead and buy it, it supposed to be a fine scope and I am sure you will
enjoy it. Its pretty hard to lose much money on one, new ones seem to go for
not much less than used ones.

I am tempted to buy one myself, just too cheap though....


Me, too, Jon. But I am still enjoying the new (tho not APO) AT-1010 I
recently acquired. Big improvement over the 80WA/ST-80 I was using for
travel.

Phil

Jon Isaacs wrote:

Just wondered if i should buy the Orion 80mm ED, i'm kinda bored and would
like a new scope to play around with. I have a CG-5 to mount it on, guess for
$500 the price seems good, i know it's not a Tak or AP!



Charles:

My thinking...

Yes, go ahead and buy it, it supposed to be a fine scope and I am sure you will
enjoy it. Its pretty hard to lose much money on one, new ones seem to go for
not much less than used ones.

I am tempted to buy one myself, just too cheap though....


Me, too, Jon. But I am still enjoying the new (tho not APO) AT-1010 I
recently acquired. Big improvement over the 80WA/ST-80 I was using for
travel.

Phil

Me, too, Jon. But I am still enjoying the new (tho not APO) AT-1010 I
recently acquired. Big improvement over the 80WA/ST-80 I was using for
travel.

I have an 80WA and I have a Pronto as well. If I didn't have the Pronto, I
would probably spring for the ED80...

jon