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Subject: Re: LX-200: 8" vs. 10"
From: Eric Shelton
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Feb 09 00:37:10 1995

> Question: is the 10" too heavy and bulky for routine
> transportation? Is there anyone out there who bought
> the 10" and wishes they had sacrificed aperture fort
> weight? Otherwise, the 10" seems a natural price/
> aperture choice?

After owning a C8 for almost ten years, I bought a 10" LX200 and LOVE it. It is about at the limit of portability, however, but worth it. I wouldn't like to carry it too far; in fact, I drag the case across the carpet in my house to the front door, where I enlist the help of my wife to transport it to the car. I have a Pathfinder so I can set up the scope at the rear of the open tailgate, leaving the case inside.

Hope this helps. The 12" is too heavy for one-man operation; I've helped set a couple up.

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