Looking for information on Meade Optical coatings. They used to have 'EMC' coatings on their classic Lx200's, ETX's, LX90, etc. Now it's either 'Standard' coatings or 'UHTC' coatings. Were the EMC coatings discontinued or were they renamed as 'Standard' or 'UHTC'? If discontinued, where did EMC stand relative to the current offerings? Is a year old LX90 or LX200 with EMC coatings equivalent to a new model with Standard coatings, or to one with UHTC coatings, or is it somewhere in between? How do Celestron 'Starbright' coatings compare to Meade's offerings?
The coatings thing looks like a gimmick to get their prices up. However, I'm somewhat sympathetic as their products appear to offer tremendous value for the current asking price...if they work. To date Meade has done well by me.
Bob Young
The coatings thing looks like a gimmick to get their prices up. However, I'm somewhat sympathetic as their products appear to offer tremendous value for the current asking price...if they work. To date Meade has done well by me.
Bob Young
