Posted this in the Refractor forum in the Orion 102ED f/7 thread. Probably the wrong place, so asking here:
With everybody and his brother selling 4" ED doublets and 4" triplets becoming more and more common, does Televue sell any new TV102s to speak of? It seems like that design has been thoroughly undercut by comparable scopes from the Far East and elsewhere. With all the low cost competition, I'm surprised TV still carries it in their lineup.
Still, Al Nagler's an astute businessman. He must be selling them or he wouldn't still list them.
Or am I missing something? I know they're well built; but is that worth another $1K?
---FWIW I've had a TV102 since 2001 and find it more than adequate. Doubt if I could justify the cost of a new one with the competition in that size...but I haven't looked through the competition either.
Bob
With everybody and his brother selling 4" ED doublets and 4" triplets becoming more and more common, does Televue sell any new TV102s to speak of? It seems like that design has been thoroughly undercut by comparable scopes from the Far East and elsewhere. With all the low cost competition, I'm surprised TV still carries it in their lineup.
Still, Al Nagler's an astute businessman. He must be selling them or he wouldn't still list them.
Or am I missing something? I know they're well built; but is that worth another $1K?
---FWIW I've had a TV102 since 2001 and find it more than adequate. Doubt if I could justify the cost of a new one with the competition in that size...but I haven't looked through the competition either.
Bob