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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris B." data-source="post: 1862223" data-attributes="member: 59376"><p>One of the only telescope shops in my area has a floor sample of a Stellarvue SV102ED for a reasonable price and I'm considering that one. I've looked at their SV80ED Raptor which is one of theirs which uses the carbon fiber tube but the focal length (560mm) is what I can get now with my 400mm f4 DO + 1.4x TC.... I'm really looking for a scope with will give me a high quality image with a magnification factor of 30 - 40x and I think the larger SV102ED will enable me to get there without too many more pieces in the "optical" chain.</p></blockquote><p></p>