I bought the 82 Evolux to replace my Evostar 72ED, a handy little scope in its own right. Anyway, I received my 82 last week, and since then, I have only been able to use it twice, but on both occasions it has been spot on, used with the StellaMira 0.8 FFR, I have had clear bright stars from corner to corner, and the nebulae I have imaged, have had great colour and definition, the optics seem very good,
The OTA itself, seems well built and sturdy, comes with a smaller vixen bar that I thought I would have to change, but so far, even with my imaging equipment on, it balances well, so no need to change the bar.
The only niggle I have with this scope, is no handle supplied, I had to order that separately, IMO, you need a handle, as there is no real way to carry this, or hold it securely when attaching it to your mount, but, that’s the only negative thing I have to say about it, certainly not a show stopper.
Big shout out to FLO, for the answers they gave to my questions, and the very prompt dispatch once I had put my order in, I received it late afternoon the next day, so not to shoddy at all.
Bottom Line, a very good purchase.

How thrilled I am with my new evolux 82. The built quality and improved ED optics are great. The evolux has an improved smooth focuser and an improved tube cradle with its thoughtful twin finder brackets. My first views of the moon and Jupiter were super sharp''better than all my other scopes.'' The evolux 82 is so easy to carry around and use it will surely be my most used scope from now on. Anyone thinking of buying an evolux 82 need not hesitate''its a great quality ED scope with great optics at a great price. Finally,you will get the usual great speedy service of First Light Optics.

This is a really nice little refractor! 😀 I am so pleased with it. You can tell as soon as you open the case that it has been constructed to the highest quality. Very aesthetically pleasing, with a great combination of white, green and silver colours.

Unless you want to view the moon, then there isn't much to see this time of year (middle of June) as the skies are so bright. So I have been using the Evolux as a daytime birdwatching/nature spotting scope. I am doing this in combination with a Baader 2" to 1.25" adapter and a William Optics 1.25" 45° correcting prism. This gives fabulous clear views.

I have got the telescope mounted on a Fotomate VT-680-222R tripod. I used two 1/4" screws and attached them from the quick release plate into the threaded/tapped holes on the SW dovetail bar. Then that easily goes on and off the tripod. It was more secure this way, just one screw left it slightly loose.

There is a really smooth rack & pinion focuser with fine adjusting, should you need it.

I hope this review has helped to make your decision. I have been helped many times by customer reviews, so I thought I should return the favour. 🙂