Takahashi telescopes are manufactured in Urii, Japan and first began making telescopes in 1967 after 35 years of being in business. Takahashi's product line focuses on advance telescopes with handmade optics. Takahashi products are only available through certified dealers which are outlined on their website. A company called Land, Sea, & Sky (Texas Nautical Repair) is the authorized distributor of Takahashi telescopes. They provide exclusive warranty services on Takahashi instruments.
The warranty for Takahashi products is 5 years for all optical and mechanical components and 1 year for electronic parts and equipment. The thing to be careful of when buying a Takahashi telescope is to ensure one buys it from an authorized dealer, otherwise the warranty is null and void. Even products which are purchased overseas, or important to the United States outside of Texas Nautical Repair are not subject to Takahashis warranty.
The least expensive refractor telescope that Takahashi makes costs around $2,400 and the most expensive is in the price range of $200,000. This shows that Takahashi telescopes are for die-hard enthusiasts and large institutions. Most of the Takahashi product line is for observatory telescopes or more advanced refractor systems. They also manufacture Mewlon Cassegrain and Newtonian/Cassegrain telescopes.
Takahashi developed a device which allows the ocular in the telescope to rotate a full 360 degrees without losing focus. This device is called a camera angel adjuster. Takahashi also introduced a mount with electrical clutches and a direct read out of R.A.
Some of the members of the Takahashi company discovered new asteroids and they were named Urii in honor of where Takahashi telescopes were manufactured. Since Takahashi telescopes are built and sold with a higher price tag, a beginning or amateur astronomer may not be comfortable with the complexity of a Takahashi brand telescope.
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Brad Walter said:
Tak telescopes are expensive but they are not complicated. After a few years of casual backyard observing with a Celestron C118 "first scope" (a 4.5 newtonian on a completely manual equitorial mount), I jumped to a Tak Mewlon 250 on an NJP mount. It arrived perfectly collimated, with all the electronics working correctly. The instructions were a little cryptic but adequate. I was visually observing the first night without a problem. It was a bear to set up and take down because of the weight of the NJP, so I made a telescope dolly (you can also buy them) that allowd me to roll it out of the garage to my observing site. 8 years later I amstill using teh same equipment upgraded to Temma 2 and installed in a roll off roof observatory doing primarily CCD work with the same telescope in a side-by-side rig with an FSQ 106 on the same mount. When you buy quality you only have to buy once.
Wednesday February 4, 2009, 12:46 PM
phil gill said:
i own many many telescopes,ive been a collector for 30 years.i have several zeiss fron 2.5mm to 180mm zeiss.i have astrp-physics apo.s from 4 inch to the 10 inch.i have unitrons from 2.5 inch to the few built 10inch.i have 6 taks and i use my toa150 more than any scope i own,the scope it,s self is a work of art and visual images through this gem is second to none.i would never sell or trade my 150 or any other tak i own.my second fav tak is my 130 which i love.i never loan my scopes out but if i did ,i would loan out a zeiss or ap before i would my tak,s.this is one brand i would highly recommend to anyone wanting the best is fit and finish,build quality,color clarity and visual perfection.im now waiting on tak to come out with a new 180mm apo i,ll be first on the list to buy one and keep forever.thank you takahashi for making the best apo,s man has ever produced...phil
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