Ric,
Are you saying that having owned both diagonals, they are comparable in
image quality and reflectivity? I'm still debating whether or not to switch
from Meade to TV.
Doug Kranz

Ric L Ecker wrote:

> writes:
>
> >Hi,
> >I had the opprotunity to directly compare a telvue 2" diagonal to a
> >meade
> >2" diagonal. I was unable to tell any difference. The comparison was
> >done
> >with the help of a friend who is a televue dealer. Both of us bought
> >the
> >meade for personal use. There was no reason we could see other than
> >"wank
> >factor" to pay over twice the price for the televue.
> >
> >cheers
> >Gary
>
> The only difference between the Meade 2" diagonal and the TV diagonal (I
> own both) is that TV is made from a single bilot of aluminum (housing).
>
> ric
> curator of the Willard Observatory
> San Marcos, California
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