Hey Richard, as others here will quickly chime in, I'll just say that I was astonished at how good these little refractors really are. I recently obtained a very nice 66TE, but quickly ran into trouble that left me bitterly disappointed.

Luckily, it ended up being a simple flipped crown element. As I mentioned, once corrected, the 50 has no trouble rendering sharp detail on Saturn, and easily split Izar.

Folks speak highly of these things for a reason.

(I almost jumped in on that 6TE, but thought maybe it went a bit too high. I'm glad now I didn't so you can enjoy one).

Here's my 66TE: