Re: Zenithstar 80 William Optics

Hi Daniel,

Thanks, I'd be very interested to know what is going on. All I can say is
that I've looked at all three scopes personally, the William Optics and
Telescope House (BCF) were just metres apart on trade stands and to be
honest the tube assemble was exactly the same apart from the logo and paint
colour to focus knobs and one ring on the tube.

Regards,

Mark
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Hi Mark,

I am afraid that you are assuming very wrong. The telescope is not made
by Synta, nor in China for that matter. The ZenithStar 80 is an old
William Optis 2004 design, and that is why it is best known to everyone
as such.

Cannot answer the question on optics for you, you will have to check
out for yourself, but if you do, let us know what you find out... Might
be interesting.

You may also want to check out this link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/William-Optics/message/4547

Daniel
William Optics


Mark J Underwood wrote:
> The William Optics Zenithstar 80 Refractor I'm sure is well known to most.
> But recently the almost identical telescope has turned up under the name
> Revelation 80 and subsequently Orion Optics (US) have their own version. I
> assume these are all coming out of the Chinese Synta factory.
>
> The Revelation 80, sold by BCF is £249 including 2 inch dia. The William
> Optics version sold by Ian King is around £299 while the Orion version is
> selling in the UK for £369.
>
> The big question is although these scopes obviously have the same cases,
> tubes etc how do they differ optically, if at all ?


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