16” f/5 honeycomb mirror for $1500
According to the website, these optics are ~20% lighter than solid mirrors of comparable thickness. So this one might weigh only 20# instead of 26#. That 5#-6# might be the difference in making it work or not.
But it’s seriously spendy in comparison.
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