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MEADE 20087 DS-2080AT-LNT 80MM Altazimuth Refractor Telescope by Meade
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Digital Photo Product DetailsManufacturer: Meade Model: 20087 Product features: - On-Board Computer Gives Users A Tour Of The Universe
- Large 80Mm Refractive Lens Provides Bright & Clear Details
- assembles In Mins
- 2 Premium 1.25" Super Plössl Eyepieces For Long Eye Relief & A Expansive Wide Visual Field
- smartfinder(Tm) Electronic Lev
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of MEADE 20087 DS-2080AT-LNT 80MM Altazimuth Refractor TelescopeCustomer Review: Better hold on to the receipt! Summary: 1 Stars
I wish I had listened to the other reviewer on this scope, my experience was almost identical. I was excited to try out my first real telescope, assembled it all and adjusted the viewfinder, and that night I took it out for a spin. I looked at Mars for a bit, and was somewhat disappointed at the quality of the mount - even with the declination and RA locks cranked tight, the scope can still wiggle around just enough to be frustrating. No big deal; I can live with that and still enjoy having a telescope.
It being a 10 degree night, I headed back in before too long. Upon setting the tripod down inside, one of the legs immediately collapsed and I had to catch the telescope to keep it from falling over. I tried to extend the leg back out and again tighten the dinky plastic clamp, but no luck. Cheap design and shoddy manufacturing ensured I would not be moving that clamp without snapping it in half. I retracted all three legs to level the tripod, cursed the thing, and decided I would try again the next day.
The last thing I did was to turn the focus knob in some; it just seemed proper to retract the focusing tube for storage. Rather, I tried to turn the focus knob in but it just wiggled up and down. All the teeth (plastic, as the other reviewer mentioned) had sheared off.
All of this is crushing enough to a guy full of excitement about his new telescope, but the kind folks at Meade weren't done raining on my parade just yet. I called them the next day, and was ever so happy to find their customer service is as good as their product quality. That is to say; if Meade could make their customer service representatives out of cheap plastic, they would. I gently and politely explained my story, and the gentleman informed me that since I didn't have my receipt (oops), I should try and sell my telescope for parts.
Wow.
Dinky, dinky, dinky. Let's just say I won't be buying my next telescope (or any telescope, ever) from the caring folks at Meade.
Description of MEADE 20087 DS-2080AT-LNT 80MM Altazimuth Refractor Telescope80MM Altazimuth Refractor Telescope
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