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This post will be updated with any new DPAC tests done on refractors and disclosed on Cloudy Nights (no 3rd party links).
If you run across more tests which are not included here, kindly alert a moderator of the Refractors forum to include them.
Total tests as of 2025/03/17: 127
Agema Optics
- Agema SD 130mm f8 - Scott in NC 2024/11/08
- Agema SD-150mm f8 - Jeff B 2025/03/03
APM Telescopes
- APM 152mm f7.9 - peleuba 2019/04/26
- APM/Lunt 152mm f7.9 - Joe G. 2023/12/26
- APM APO SD 152mm f6 - Howard_C 2024.04.03
Askar
- Askar 185mm f7 - Joe G. 2024/01/30
Astro Optik Manufaktur (AOM)
- AOM160 f/10 - fate187 2021/07/09
Astro-Physics (AP)
- Astro-Physics 92mm Stowaway f6.65 - Jeff B 2023/02/20
- Astro-Physics 92mm Stowaway f6.65 - peleuba 2019/11/16
- Astro-Physics 102 Starfire f8 - Jeff B 2023/02/24
- Astro-Physics 105 Traveler f5.8 - Scott in NC 2024/02/04
- Astro-Physics 110GTX Starfire f6 (sample # 1 - S/N 027) - Jeff B 2023/06/15
- Astro-Physics 110GTX Starfire f6 (sample # 2 - S/N 013) - Jeff B 2023/12/04
- Astro-Physics 110GTX Starfire f6 (sample # 3 - S/N 028) - Jeff B 2025/03/05
- Astro-Physics Star 12ED f8.5 - Scott in NC 2025/03/16
- Astro-Physics 130GT f6.3 - Scott in NC 2024/02/24
- Astro-Physics 130GTX f6.3 - Jeff B 2022/11/21
- Astro-Physics 152 Pre-ED Triplet f8 - Jeff B 2023/04/07
- Astro-Physics 155 Starfire EDT f9 - Jeff B 2023/03/08
- Astro-Physics 155 Starfire EDF f7 - Scott in NC 2024/02/10
- Astro-Physics 175 EDF f8 - Jeff B 2024/07/08
- Astro-Physics 178 Starfire f9 - Jeff B 2020/02/08
Astro-Tech (AT)
- Astro-Tech 72 EDII f6 - dec12252 2023/04/06
- Astro-Tech 72 EDII f6 - Joe G 2023/04/23
- Astro-Tech 80 EDL f7, (more here) - Scott in NC 2023/03/14
- Astro-Tech 90 CF f6 - peleuba 2024/04/04
- Astro-Tech 92 f5.5 - scooke 2020/02/04
- Astro-Tech 92 f5.5 - peleuba 2019/04/25
- Astro-Tech 102 ED f7 - Joe G 2023/04/17
- Astro-Tech 102 EDL f7 - Scott in NC 2023/06/27
- Astro-Tech 111 EDT f7 - Scott in NC 2023/08/12
- Astro-Tech 125 EDL f7.8 - Scott in NC 2023/04/23
- Astro-Tech 130 EDT f7 - Joe G 2023/04/16
Celestron
- Celestron C80ED f7.5 - evan9162 2020/02/16
CFF
- CFF 92 f6.9 - Jeff B 2023/02/19
- CFF 160 f6.5 - Jeff B 2019/03/13
- CFF 185 f6.8 - fate187 2020/11/01
- CFF 185 f6.8 - Jeff B 2023/12/08
Founder Optics
- FOT106 f6 - Howard C 2023/06/18
Lohmann Brothers
- Lohmann Brothers 6.5" Achromat f12.9 - Jeff B 2023/02/13
Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory (LZOS)
- TMB / LZOS 115mm f7 [lens cell only] - Scott in NC 2023/02/25
- LZOS 123mm f6 - fate187 2020/10/29
- LZOS 130mm f9.2 - fate187 2020/10/31
- TMB/APM LZOS 175mm f8 - Jeff B 2023/01/07
- APM / LZOS 254mm f9 - Jeff B 2022/04/01
Meade
- Meade ETX-60 60mm f5.8 - Scott in NC 2024/07/04
- Meade ETX-60 60mm f5.8 (2nd sample) - Scott in NC 2014/07/08
Mizar
- Mizar GT-65 65mm f7 - Scott in NC 2023/07/08
Orion
- Orion 100 ED f9 - Jeff B 2022/09/02
- Orion 100 ED f9 (sample 2) - Jeff B 2022/10/17
- Orion ST120 Achromat f5 - Jeff B 2020/09/29
- Orion ST120 Achromat f5 (sample 3) - Jeff B 2022/04/02
- Orion ST120 Achromat f5 - peleuba 2021/09/11
- Orion 120mm Achromat f8.3 - Scott in NC 2023/03/14
- Orion EON 120mm f7.5 - Joe G 2023/04/11
Sharpstar
- Sharpstar 94EDPH F5.5 - Joe G 2023/04/16
Sky-Watcher (SW)
- Sky-Watcher 100ED f9 - Scott in NC 2023/08/12
- Sky-Watcher 120ED f7.5 - Jeff B 2020/02/22
- Sky-Watcher 150ED f7 - Joe G 2023/04/14
- Sky-Watcher 150ED f7 - Jeff B 2023/05/05
- Sky-Watcher 150ED f7 (sample 2) - Jeff B 2023/05/14
Starwave
- Starwave 102 f11 - Maciek_Cz 2022/09/14
Stellarvue (SV)
- Stellarvue SV70T 70mm f6 - Scott in NC 2023/06/11
- Stellarvue Nighthawk 80mm f6 - Scott in NC 2023/03/04
- Stellarvue SV80/9D f9.4 - Scott in NC 2023/04/15
- Stellarvue SV80S LOMO f6 - Scott in NC 2023/03/13
- Stellarvue SV80 TMB LOMO f6 - Jeff Morgan 2019/11/21
- Stellarvue SV80L LOMO f7.5 - Scott in NC 2023/02/18
- Stellarvue SV85S LOMO f/6.9 - Scott in NC 2023/03/24
- Stellarvue SV90 TBV f7 - Scott in NC 2025/02/08
- Stellarvue SVR102T f7 - CreatorsHand 2023/04/18
- Stellarvue SV105T f7 - Scott in NC 2024/04/30
- Stellarvue SV115 TMB/LZOS f7 - Scott in NC 2023/02/24
- Stellarvue SVX127D f8 - Scott in NC 2023/04/22
- Stellarvue SVX127D f/8 (sample #2) - Scott in NC 2023/10/07
- Stellarvue SVX127D f8 - moshen 2023/05/16
- Stellarvue SVX180 f7 - peleuba 2023/03/13
Takahashi
- Takahashi FC-50 f8 - Scott in NC 2024/07/28
- Takahashi FS-60 f5.9 - Scott in NC 2023/04/07
- Takahashi FS-60 f5.9 (sample #2) - Scott in NC 2024/04/09
- Takahashi FS-60Q f10 - Scott in NC 2023/04/07
- Takahashi FSQ-85 f5.3 - Scott in NC 2023/06/05
- Takahashi Sky 90 f5.6 - peleuba 2021/08/02
- Takahashi Sky 90-II f5.6 - peleuba 2019/04/22
- Takahashi FC-100 DF f7.4 - moshen 2018/09/25
- Takahashi FC-100 DC f7.4 - fate187 2020/10/29
- Takahashi FS-102 f8 - Scott in NC 2023/02/19
- Takahashi FS-102 f8 - peleuba 2020/07/26
- Takahashi TSA-102 f8 - Scott in NC 2024/06/29
- Takahashi FSQ-106 f5 (2 samples) - Joe G 2023/04/14
- Takahashi TSA-120 f7.5 - peleuba 2020/01/02
- Takahashi TSA-120 f7.5 - Scott in NC 2023/08/12
- Takahashi TSA-120 f7.5 (2nd sample) - Scott in NC 2024/11/08
- Takahashi FS-128 f8.1 - Scott in NC 2023/02/24
- Takahashi FS-128 F8.1 - Jeff B 2025/03/06
- Takahashi TOA-130NS f7.7 - Scott in NC 2023/12/23
- Takahashi TOA-130NS f7.7 (sample #2) - Scott in NC 2024/05/24
- Takahashi TOA-130NFB f7.7 - Scott in NC 2024/11/08
- Takahashi TOA-150 f7.3 - Aibrahim 2024/08/11
Telescope Engineering Company (TEC)
- TEC140ED f7 - Jeff B 2018/10/06
- TEC140ED f7 - fate187 2020/10/30
- TEC140FL f7 (sample #1) - Jeff B 2018/10/13
- TEC 140FL f7 (sample #2) - Jeff B 2023/03/16
- TEC 140FL f7 - Scott in NC 2023/10/07
- TEC 160ED f8 - Jeff B 2019/03/09
- TEC 160FL f7 - fate187 2023/04/09
- TEC 160FL f7 - Scott in NC 2025/03/15
- TEC 160FL f11 - Jeff B 2024/07/31
- TEC 200ED f9 - Jeff B 2019/11/04
Teleskop Service (TS)
- TS Photoline 115mm f7 - Joe G 2023/04/23
Tele Vue (TV)
- Tele Vue 76mm f6.3 - peleuba 2020/02/04
- Tele Vue 76mm f6.3 (sample 2) - peleuba 2022/09/01
- Tele Vue 85mm f7 - Scott in NC 2023/02/18
- Tele Vue 85mm f7 - peleuba 2024/10/01
- Tele Vue Nagler-Petzval 127mm f5.2 - Scott in NC 2023/10/07
TMB
- TMB 100mm f8 - Scott in NC 2023/05/05
- TMB 180mm f6 - Scott in NC 2023/05/26
Vixen
- Vixen FL102S f8.8 - Scott in NC 2024/07/13
- Vixen 130SS f6.6 - Scott in NC 2014/07/13
- Vixen 102FL f9 - peleuba 2018/09/24
- Vixen 102FL f9 (sample 2) - peleuba 2020/02/07
William Optics (WO)
- William Optics 66SD f5.9 - Scott in NC 2023/08/12
- William Optics 80FD f6.9 - Jeff B 2023/04/16
- William Optics 110-FLT f6.5 - Jeff B 2023/02/27
- William Optics 110-FLT f6.5 (2nd sample) - Jeff B 2024/06/11
- William Optics FLT 132 f7 - Joe G 2023/04/08
- William Optics FLT 156 f7.8 - MBenj2405 2024/09/14
Edited by nicknacknock, 20 March 2025 - 04:24 AM.
