Hi,

I'd have to see the EP's to judge, but my guess is that the UWA's
might be a bit wide and/or heavy for binoviewing.

From closely calculated approximations off the Meade Hi-Res file the
18mm T5000 UWA appears ~71mm body dia. max. which is too large for
most of us. The 14mm eyepiece measures ~58mm body which would be
doable for many folks IPD if the optical design is a friendly enough
one.

The new 14mm has ~10% larger exit aperture dia. (20% area) over the
Nagler 13mm T6. The new 6.7mm shows to have ~22% larger exit aperture
dia. (44% area) over its T4000 predecessor. This can often be
considered a good sign toward an even friendlier design.

The new 14mm and 6.7mm UWAs personally interest me the most (followed
by the 26mm 60° Plossl). The image contrast they will exhibit is
likely to be outstanding and is probably the biggest boost in the UWA
model performance. They might match or exceed the T6 Naglers in this
regard.

All the new Meades look great. Having been made to wait nearly 20
years for this my eyeballs are nearly ready for a glass jar on a
shelf!

;-)

Clear skies,
Pete