Hi All

I have been reading the MAPUG postings for a short time and getting a lot
of usful info. on 'scopes. Working at an Observatory means I don't have a
strong need to buy a 'scope just now but in the future .....

As to the pricing - look at it in terms of dollars per square inch of
glass, or, the dollars ratioed on the square of the aperture. The 10"
costs (about) $35.65 per square inch while the 12" costs (about) $37.15 per
square inch. No real difference given the 12" has a BAK-7 corrector. The
8" I don't have a price in front of me to run the numbers with. The
NexStar 11 is about $31.50 per square inch .... but it has a tad less
machining and fabrication in it.

Hope this helps

Time to sleep thru' the thunderstorm outside ....


At 09:17 24/05/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Does anyone have a good explanation as to why the price difference between the
>8" and 10" LX200 is only $400 but to go from the 10" to 12" the price jump
>is a
>whopping $1300? Isn't everything basically identical between the 10" and 12"
>besides the OTA (obviously the mount is a little bigger also)? Just
>curious as
>to this pricing strategy and I thought there was something I might be
>missing.
>The 12" seems to sell really well so I guess most people feel it's worth the
>extra $1300 for 2". I'm planning on upgrading from the 8" to the 12".
>
>Thanks,
>John
>
>
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