10 replies to this topic

[moynihan]

Any one interested in speculating on what Orion ED size will come out next?
If so, I'll start with a guess:
4.3" f/9
The manufacturer (assuming it is Synta)could use the tubes for the 4.7" f/8.3 achro.

[Bill Grass]

I would also think somewhere in the 4-inch range! Posslibly a 90mm, though. We'll see, I guess!

[Rome]

Yeah, it would have to be in the 4" range.

[Trever]

I would think 100mm to 120mm.

[Jarad]

For what it's worth, I e-mailed Orion's customer service departement to ask if they had info on future scopes, and they denied that there were any plans for larger ED scopes.... Not sure what that really means, since I doubt these are the guys making the decision, but that's their story and they're sticking to it until they change it....

Jarad

[Blair]

I'd like to see them make a 60mm ED f/7 version with tripod block. Now, that would be a travel scope.

I've been eyeing Tak's but $900 is definitely out of my range.

[Stacy]

It will be a 102mm f/8. How do I know this? I don’t. Would be nice though.

Stacy

[moynihan]

I also talked to Orion awhile back. The tech support person said no plans at present. He added that they usually do not premiere new scopes unit summer though...

[Bill Grass]

Orion could make a great deal of money and do us a favor who have obtained the 80ed, if they could produce a 100mm ed cell sold separately, that could fit on the end of the 80ed OTA and with some simply way to retrofit or use the same baffles.

That would be a genius idea!!! (I have an 80 coming very soon...today, actually!)