Hi Rich, I'll throw my $.02 into the fray. I have found hat the best eyepieces are the orthos for high power. A good ortho will outperform a plossl 95% of the time. A bad ortho will not fare as well. I have also used the 4.8mm Nagler on my 10" along with a 2.4X Barlow. I didn't like the spurious reflections I got both with and without the Barlow. I believe this comes from the Nagler's numerous elements. Brent --- Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi all,
Sometime before the Mars opposition in August I want to pick up a decent higher power eyepiece; I'm thinking the choice is between an Ortho and a Ploessl, probably in the 6-8 mm range. Any of you out there have strong feelings/recommendations on this? I would like to keep it under $100.
How much difference is there between TeleVue (which has an 8mm) and say the new "premium" (NOT the Sirius) ploessls that Orion is selling, besides price? Is a Takahashi priced at $190 (7.5mm) really that much better than those $65 antares models where contrast and eye relief are concerned?
Any difference between the Orthos Celestron sells and what University Optics sells?
All opinions welcome. TIA, Rich
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