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Transport length William GT81 and GT71, quality vs nikon 2.8/300?

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#1 GTom

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Posted 05 September 2024 - 05:40 PM

I couldn't get straight with the specs, I keep finding the same transport length figure for the William Optics GT81 and 71, could any owners please reflect on this?

 

GT81:

Tube Length (390 mm) Fully Retracted
Tube Weight 3.95kg

 

GT71:

Tube Length 390mm Fully Retracted

Tube Weight 2.95kg

 

Such a weight difference is less of an issue, but I'd have expected a shorter footprint. Still smaller and lighter than my TSAPO 90/600 though.

 

Also interested on some thoughts how they would compare to a high end supertele, e.g nikkor 2.8/300? Latter has 3 (unspecified) ed glass elements and of course a nicely corrected field.

 




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