Orion · Refractor · Up to 4 inches · By 2005 until Orion closed in 2024
Orion sold its ED80 refractor two ways: as a bare tube, and as the SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ, the same tube on Orion's SkyView Pro equatorial mount with a finder, diagonal and two eyepieces. It was on sale by 2005. The tube is an 80 mm air-spaced doublet with an FPL-53 ED element, a 600 mm focal length at f/7.5 and a 2-inch Crayford focuser, all in a 5.7 lb aluminum tube. Synta made the ED80 for Orion, and it became a favorite first apo for both looking and photography because it's light, sharp and cools quickly. Orion closed in 2024. Check what you're buying, the tube alone or the full kit with the mount, because listings use the names loosely.
The full kit
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. Plenty of listings are the tube alone or the mount alone, and a missing hand controller, power supply or counterweight should come off the price.
Listings mix up the bare ED80 tube and the full SkyView Pro kit, so check what's actually included. The lens needs the usual check for haze and fungus, and the mount's counterweight and slow-motion cables go missing.
New to used telescopes? How to check a used telescope covers optics, mounts, power and shipping, and what a complete kit looks like helps with tube-only and mount-only listings.
Buying guide
Only one Orion ED80 is for sale, so the $750–775 band is this one listing and not a market read. It's the tube alone from Germany at $764 delivered, titled near mint, and its 600 mm f/7.5 matches the ED80 doublet, not the ED80T CF triplet. The photo shows the tube with its caps but no mount, finder or diagonal, so budget for a mount and expect longer shipping and possible import fees. Ask for a flashlight photo into the lens at an angle, which should be clear with no haze or fungus, since Orion closed in 2024 and there's no factory support.
$764.00est. delivered
The only ED80 for sale, the tube alone at $764 delivered from Germany, titled near mint. It needs a mount, so budget for one if you don't already have it.
ORION 80 ED REFRACOR d=80, f=600 mm, f/7.5, near MINT TELESCOPE ASTRO ☆☆☆☆
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 14, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 14, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$764.00est. delivered
$719.00 + $45.00 shipping
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Tube alone, titled near mint. Ships from Germany.
Seller: vintagelens
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