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Takahashi FRC-300 Review

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There can be no mistaking Mel Schick's joy of owning a FRC-300 telescope from his review of the telescope over at Astromart. 'The new FRC-300 arrived on a clear day in June, 2006. The telescope carried a serial number of 06001. I guess that I am the first new owner of this magnificent flat field Ritchey-Chrtien this year. I had been using a Mead 14LX200GPS, and while it was acceptable, it was not up to the same optical quality that I was getting from a Takahashi TOA-130. So I took a big risk and ordered the FRC-300. The most painful part of the entire process was the waiting time. The time between the initial order and deposit and the order delivery was seven months.

The wait time might have been a couple of months shorter except that the original mirrors apparently failed a Takashi quality inspection/test. I am actually really happy that they found the problems as part of their high quality standards within their manufacturing processes. This is much better than letting me find the problems after delivery. As Art from TNR said, Quality takes time. I very much prefer Takahashi over other telescope manufactures because of their truly outstanding quality; it is just that I am short on patience.'

Read: Takahashi FRC-300 - Astromart

Posted by Slash Scope Admin on September 4, 2006 4:41 AM |

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