The wonderful but very noisy machine. In the middle of 2000, I decided finally to order an LX200. The 8 inch is more transportable then a 10 inch and the field of view is larger then a 10 inch. I asked several users and got conflicting opinions.
Typical examples are bands of Jupiter.
However most people will not notice. The delivery was initially set at 6 weeks, but finally it took a very long 4 months. All worked fine except then the drives need some lubrication by the shop where I bought it. Secondly I had to return the 8x50 for a small damage. Also the prisma was returned.