Meade 102ED-vs-Orion 100EDPosted By Pollux Chung |
I have never seen or tried the Meade ED in person but I have tested the Skywatcher 100ED (identical to Orion's. Only in different tube color)
Build quality is no televue or William Optics or Stellarvue but it's a step (or two) above the typical Chinese refractors. The focuser is okay but I bit on the loose side (to me). The lens cell is a nicely machined aluminum.
Optically it's pretty good. I don't detect any violet halo on moon. I look at Saturn at 200X , Jupiter at around 150X and the images are very sharp and contrasty. Saturn looks 3D. On Jupiter the shadow of the moons are easily be seen on the planet's surface.
Build quality is no televue or William Optics or Stellarvue but it's a step (or two) above the typical Chinese refractors. The focuser is okay but I bit on the loose side (to me). The lens cell is a nicely machined aluminum.
Optically it's pretty good. I don't detect any violet halo on moon. I look at Saturn at 200X , Jupiter at around 150X and the images are very sharp and contrasty. Saturn looks 3D. On Jupiter the shadow of the moons are easily be seen on the planet's surface.
