Read the independent review by Prof Ian Morison, Jodrell Bank Observatory:
http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/public/im/ED80.html

Excerpt....

A value for money "Rich Field" telescope
Anyone who keeps an eye on the equipment available for amateur astronomers can hardly have missed the fact that there are now quite a variety of 66 mm and 80 mm refractors available.   As they have short focal lengths, typically 500 to 550 mm, they can provide a stunningly wide (~5 degrees) field of view given a suitable eyepiece.   At an astronomy convention lecture at Cambridge in March 2007, one of the UK’s top astro-photographers, Nick Szymanick, pointed out that such telescopes allied to a camera could produce some very nice wide field images.  I had just acquired a Nikon D80 and made a mental note to myself to investigate these telescopes further.  Later that day I discovered that “Astronomica” were selling quite a number of items from a stall at the convention – amongst which was an 80 mm “ED APO” telescope.   It looked very well made and exuded quality with its highly polished anodised metal surfaces and two speed “Crayford” type focuser which could accept 2” eyepieces and came with a 2 to 1.25" adapter.

Read more about product specifications, or buy now!