Sleeper eyepiece

Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

On 27 Oct 2004 10:42:40 -0700, BigKhat wrote:

Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

9mm UltraWide from ScopeStuff. . .it is the best value out there.


--
Martin
"Photographs From the Universe of Amateur Astronomy"
http://home.earthlink.net/~martinhowell

I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

9mm UltraWide from ScopeStuff. . .it is the best value out there.

Mine:

9mm Ultrawide from Adorama. Wide field of view and quite sharp to the edge
even in a fast scope. Some users seem to have diffculties with black out, I
don't.

According to a post here a while back by Jim Henson of Scopestuff, the 66
degree Ultrawide and the W-70 have the same optical specs.

jon

"BigKhat" wrote in message
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Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

The University Optics orthoscopic, in either the original or HD version. I
tested them both against some very big name planetary eyepieces a couple of
months ago and found them to have only a tiny amount more flare, with
comparable resolution and contrast--at 1/3 to 1/4 the price. Their barlow is
also very highly rated, but it's closer in price to the bigger names.

Bob

"Bob Schmall" wrote in message
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"BigKhat" wrote in message
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Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

The University Optics orthoscopic, in either the original or HD version. I
tested them both against some very big name planetary eyepieces a couple
of months ago and found them to have only a tiny amount more flare, with
comparable resolution and contrast--at 1/3 to 1/4 the price. Their barlow
is also very highly rated, but it's closer in price to the bigger names.

Bob


Ditto. Best bang for the buck out there.

Tom

I like my UO 16mm Koenig but I think it favours the longer focal length
scopes.(f8? and higher)

Best regards,
Bill
"BigKhat" wrote in message
m...
Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

"Bill Becker" wrote in message
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I like my UO 16mm Koenig but I think it favours the longer focal length
scopes.(f8? and higher)

Best regards,
Bill

Or, on the other hand, I'll take my 16.3mm Telescopics Galoc in a
heartbeat in that range...

The on-axis images are simply stunning...

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:40:57 -0700, "Jan Owen"
wrote:


"Bill Becker" wrote in message
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I like my UO 16mm Koenig but I think it favours the longer focal length
scopes.(f8? and higher)

Best regards,
Bill

Or, on the other hand, I'll take my 16.3mm Telescopics Galoc in a
heartbeat in that range...

The on-axis images are simply stunning...


12mm Brandon, circa 1985-ish. Owned a Pentax SMC orth 12mm
and this thing beat it on the Moon. So I kept it.

Ever notice how in each eyepiece line, there seems to be
a "ringer" at some particular f.l.?

Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.

Hi:

Well, it's in a whole other price category from some that have been
mentioned...but the TV 27 Panoptic is cheaper than quite a few of the new ones,
and...well...I've just never seen a better eyepiece in this focal length.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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BigKhat wrote:

Which eyepiece would you consider to be the "sleeper" in your
collection (i.e. the one that doesn't retail for much money but is one
heck of a performer)? I think the Antares W70 8.6mm is mine.