Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Also...By the way, the 10" is better. I can bet you the 12" will come out of the house once, then it will linger in a closet. Way too heavy. I would go for a 8" but if he has the money and muscle for a 10", go for it. The 8" will find its way on trips than the 10".... peace D. On Sep 11, 2005, at 9:46 PM, Eric Korenman wrote: > A colleague of mine knows that I am camera/optics nut. > His particular passion is telescopes. He is looking to buy his dream > telescope. > Any LUGgers who are also into telescopes out there? > Any forums I can direct him to? > > And I quote my friend: > "I've been telescope shopping - by weight criterior I'll likely go 10" > (86 lbs.) vs 12" (126 lbs.). Although an 8" (64lbs.) may suffice- what > do your photo chat friends think about Meade vs Celestron > (Schmidt-Cassegrain)?" > > thanks, > Eric > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information