Chuck: Some of the small companies are amazing aren't they? Like you, I ordered my new diagonal form Agena Astro after 5:00 pm on Tuesday and had it in Friday mornings mail. Two day Priority Mail and no one had to send it by memo to the shipping department who in turn will get to it soon. I need to get out the 80mm finder and see if I can live with it with a 32mm eyepiece. That will be the only deciding factor now that you have posted your initial findings. Keep us posted. Steve
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:46:12 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 2" finder EP
Wow, superfast shipping from University Optics, it arrived today!
I am VERY impressed, so-far. The fit and finish is excellent, the reticle is focusable and the illuminator comes with a battery installed. It's also possibly the best-packaged eyepiece I have ever received. Not sure if Jan Seyfried did this, or the Asian manufacturer, but it was very well protected in-transit. The price of $129.95 is entirely reasonable- and actually on the low side, IMO.
I haven't had a chance to try it out under the stars yet, but on daytime objects it's very sharp and well-corrected. Of course, at these very low powers its very hard to pick out any but the most gross abberations. I intend to use it primarily in 70mm and 80mm finders. I may get a second one before the price goes up, to avoid having to swap it out between scopes.
Stay tuned.
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