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Televue Pronto vs. William Megrez ll

Started by alanlebov, 06/08/2004 09:42PM
Posted 06/08/2004 09:42PM Opening Post
Hey Gang,

Opinions please...

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Alan
Posted 06/08/2004 09:54PM #1
I own a Pronto. Yes its a nice scope but it really nothing more than a fancy achromat with "phony ED glass" and big brothers that are APOs. From what I understand the Megrez II is not much better.

It seems to me that the clear choice in this class is the Orion ED80, it seems to offer APO performance according to many who have tested it.

jon
Posted 06/10/2004 05:40AM #2
I'm not a refractor person, but consider to acquire one of the three alternatives discussed here (Megrez, Pronto, Orion ED) for low power wide field use.
My question is therefore: Which alternative would you choose if you never were to exceed a power of 100x, and only use the scope for DSO's?