I compared my Lumicon with one of the early TeleVue OIII's a couple of years ago and it was considerably better. I have no idea if TV has improved their coatings (or QC) since then, FWIW. --- Ann Blanchard <a.blanchard@ugs.utah.edu> wrote:
Any opinions on which Oxygen III filters are best (for the money)? We have an Orion 1.25, but after Craig bought some larger eyepieces, he now wants a 2" for them. We were out in Rush Valley Saturday night, and either we went to the wrong place, or no one else chose to go, but just the two of us were looking at various nebula in Sagittarius between midnight and 1:00 (the Lagoon was sooo lovely) and that got us in the 2" filter wish mode. I've been told that Lumicon is better, but not necessarily enough better for the $. A Lumicon costs about $200, and Orion about $150. A salesperson at OPT claimed that the Baader filter at $98 for a 2" is better than the Orion. There are also filters by Teleview or Thousand Oaks. Any suggestions from you pros? Thanks!
Ann M. Blanchard
Executive Assistant to the Associate VP
Undergraduate Studies
110 Sill
University of Utah
(801) 581-3188
a.blanchard@ugs.utah.edu
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