Takahashi FCT-100

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Takahashi FCT-100
I bought my FCT-100 in 1993 as an upgrade from a 8-inch Celestron SCT, which I sold shortly after having compared the two scopes. The FCT-100 beat the SCT and comparable scopes hands-down and not only with planets but (due to its superior contrast) also with globular clusters and other deep-sky-objects. Fantastic triple-capacity as a planetary-performer as well as a wide-field-scope plus (with the additional f/4.6-reducer/field flattener) as an astro-camera!
I bought my FCT-100 on TAKs EM-10 mount, which I consider very exactly tracking and of high ergonomic and overall quality. The mount is stable enough not only for visual, but also for photographic use. At star-parties, the mounted telescope usually attracts quite a crowd, especially after its performance has been rumoured on the ground.
My eyepieces: Panoptic-22 (29x) for open clusters and other wide-field objects, Nagler-9 (71x) for globulars and emission nebulae, Radian-5 (128x) for PNs and Jupiter, Tak-Hi-Ortho-4 (160x) for Jupiter and Tak-Hi-Ortho-2.8 (229x) for Mars, Saturn and double stars.
Interested to buy this telescope? Ask my heirs!

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Takahashi FCT-100
I bought mine in Tokyo three years ago for USD $1700. The scope is worth every penny I spent and it actually performs better than my highest expectations! Absolutely fantastic! The good news is you can actually find this scope (used)on sale in Japan for a little less than you would pay for a new TV-101 or 102.

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Takahashi FCT-100
I forgot to say: the scope's focal length is not 840 mm as mentioned in the head description - it is 640 mm !!

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Takahashi FCT-100
Darn good optics. Interferometry shows 1/10 wave pvt. Expensive on the used market. I'd say it's 5% below quality of Zeiss optics, and 10% above AstroPhysics lenses.

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Takahashi FCT-100
Last entry - who are you? I am the writer of the first entry and would like to exchange experiences. My e-mail-adress: beat_fankhauser@bluewin.ch

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Takahashi FCT-100
Hello there! I will sell this very rare FCT 100/640. Absolutely ZERO color.
Please contact me at:
avdedahm@tiscalimet.be
Thank you and clear skies

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Takahashi FCT-100
this scope is terrific- it's optics are sharp and the star test is perfect. It is also more portable and lighter than its FS counterparts at f6.4 . A super scope.

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