Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope for Intermediate Astronomers and Astrophotography Enthusiasts - an Optical Tube without Tripod

I got this a few months ago and just haven't put it down. Very easy to use, nice wide wide field (so careful what you look at cos lots of things end up pretty teeny!) I take photos with it and a flattener is a desirable addition (I got the Orion 8893 which is "for" it.)The focuser is very sturdy - handles my camera easily. Good strong focus lock that shifts the image *juuuuust* a little bit, but doesn't alter the focus no matter how hard you mash it down.The dew shield is impressive; I hardly ever have to use my dew zapper.The little "shoe" that holds it to the mount is adequate for visual and probably for photo as well, but it's really dippy. I put rings on it (you buy the ones for the 90mm scopes) and the rings overwhelm the poor little thing. It *is* a tiny scope after all and gets overwhelmed by all that hardware. But it works with the rings and rail and I'm glad I set it up that way.Its size contributes to its "limitations." So, the back end of the scope, the focuser, can rotate 360 degrees if you loosen a thumb screw, which is really really convenient. But put rings on, stuff it on to a mount and now your focus knobs will bump into things if you rotate the focuser. It's faintly inconvenient, nothing more.Overall I absolutely love the thing and am glad I made the upgrade. The only setback is the price but everything else of this style and quality is about the same price and you actually get an awful lot of telescope and optics and bells and whistles for the price.

This is the first telescope I have ever bought. I cannot be more pleased with this piece of equipment. I am giving it a rating of 4 for one small detail. The screw that secures the dew shield is very flimsy. After a bunch of use mine had stripped and fell out. I cannot find any way to repair it or take the dew shield off. Other than that this scope is built very well. The rack and pinion focus is amazing! And, last but not least is the image quality of it. I use mine for astrophotography and couldn't be happier. The pictures I have captured are amazing and I believe you will love this if you buy it. I have taken all of my pictures with either a Sony A7Sii or Sony a6300. I have attached some for your viewing pleasure. I'm on IG @65_bomber Stop by and say hi!

Perfect for astrophotography.Camera: ZWO-ASI533MC-POn scope computer: Zwo AsiairFocal Reducer: Orion 8894 0.8xScope: Orion 9534 ED80TMount: Sky-Watcher EQM-35iGuide scope: ZWO 30f4Guide camera: ASI120MM Mini (mono)Filter: L-ExtremeFocuser: ZWO Standard Electronic Automatic FocuserStacked and edited with Pixinsight.

The telescope quality is very good, the foccuser is smooth and can hold heavy equipment , visually is a pleasure to look through it, at the very edge of the field of view, a slight chromatic aberration can be seen, almost imperceptible, for astrophotography, I am very pleased with my first results of Orion's nebulae, but the field flattener is a must with large ccd chips or DSLR cameras, ,the field of view with an aps size chip is amazing!? For a beginner, or for wide field astrophotography I strongly recommend it.

There are lots of apochromatic 80mm refractors to choose from. I choose the Orion model because of it's compact design, superb focuser, sliding dew shield, and carbon fiber tube. These features all combine to make the Orion ED80T the lightest, most compact "high end" refractor in it's class. The optics are superb. Even when observing Venus, the image is completely color free. This is the ideal astrograph and compact travel telescope.

Had dust Inside the tube and some was stuck to the INSIDE of the lens. Cant clean that. What good is the high end glass if its assembled in a dusty environment?Poor threads on the lens cap. They always want to cross.Not worth the price.Cant return. No original box.It is portable though. Ill give it that

Cloudy skies have delayed any serious use of the Refractor , however, what little use I have had with it I consider it exceptionaland a good buy. Quality Build I like Telescopes , I do not LOVE telescopes. Otherwise I would have given it 5 Stars.A "grab and go" APO to use anytime and ever time.David

I liked this telescope because it was compact and it came with a metal casing so it could be carried easily and can be used as a laptop table in the field. Their are other telescopes but I like this one because it is built to last and easy to use. Great for astrophotography.