Posts Made By: Charles Zdeb

I have both a C8 and an 8" f/6 Dob, and if you restrict the C8 to a non-goto GEM, the Dob wins easily. However, my C8 is most often used on a Voyager mount, and the combination is quite a lot lighter and more portable than the Dob. Plus it has slo-mo in both axes (a huge plus for high-power viewing) as well as a more comfortable viewing position. The Dob has premium optics and is slightly contrastier on planets, but I prefer the C8 most nights simply because I can carry the scope and mount outside in one trip, and I love having slo-mo.