This is not really the right debate. With the Meade $600 eyepiece deal when
you buy an LX-200, you can get an LX-200 8" for the same price as an LX-90.
That should be a no brainer. The LX-50 is not in this league.

Andy

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Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [M]: LX50 or LX90?


> The LX-50 should be slightly lower cost than the LX-90..at least when I
> bought mine it was. The LX-90 seems to be about $1790 US ($1695 plus 95
> s&h) , and the LX-50 (last price I saw) about $1450 US ($1350 plus 100
s&h).
> But after buying the tripod and an 8x50 finder for the LX-50 the cost
was
> pretty close, still a slight edge to the LX-50. You have the LX-50 for
> $1650 US and the LX-90 for $1790 US. But you still have no wedge for the
> LX-90, add $150 US for that. Now the two scopes are more or less even in
> basic features: LX-50 = $1650 LX-90 = $1940
>
> The LX-90 has more wiz-bang to it on the surface, you get the goto
> capability. Goto is very nice and can not be added to the LX-50 for a
> reasonable cost. Although you can add DSC to the LX-50 for about $400 US,
if
> you can still find it. But...the forks on the LX-90 seem lighter and more
> flimsy to me. The forks on the LX-50 are much heavier, and I suspect
would
> have less flexure than the LX-90. In the shop the dampening of the LX-50
> was noticeably quicker to the 'tap'. And it seemed to take a harder 'tap'
> to induce the same oscillations. Bear in mind the LX-90 was not in shops
> until shortly after I bought my LX-50, so I did this 'tap' test after I
had
> had my LX-50 for a couple of months.
>
> Based on the above, I am guessing that the LX-50 would be better for
> astrophoto work, and the LX-90 for visual, or more casual astrophoto.
>
> Naturally, YMMV, and I am maybe not unbiased, as I really like my LX-50.
> Although I will probably upgrade to a larger LX-200 in the next couple of
> weeks. I will get the heavy forks and the goto...what more could you
want?
> hmmm...more Ap? :)
>
> Darrell
>
> >
> >I found the LX50 at the same price as the LX90. Which one would I chose?
> >Even though the answer is almost obvious, I'd like to hear your opinion
> >about it.
>
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