Which eyepieces

[D Wright]

 I have a 10" f4.8 Newtonian scope and have read that some types of eyepieces are better for this speed of scope. Could anyone tell me what type and make of eyepieces I should be thinking about. I have a Celestron Omni 40mm, A Revelation Astro 32mm and 20mm. I am very happy with these for now but I specifically need some high power EPs. I am looking to spend £150 max on each

[triton1]

BST Starguiders are good value £49 I still have one,use mine at f5 ,Es or maxvisions are the next step up.Some maxvisions are said to be OK down to f4 other than that you are in TV territory ££££££s.I have the 2 inch 28 mm and it's great cost about £85 I think.Maybe consider a coma corrector prehaps?

[John]

My thoughts would turn to the Vixen SLV eyepieces which cost around £109 each. Although they have standard 50 degree field of view their eye relief is a comfortable 20mm even with the shorter focal lengths and their optical quality is really 1st class - as good as the much more expensive Pentax XW's or more specialised designs such as orthoscopics.

I did a review for the forum on the Vixen SLV 6mm, 12mm and 20mm focal lengths a little while back:

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/217971-vixen-slv-eyepiece-report-6mm-12mm-and-20mm/

[jkwhinfrey]

It's even better than that, since the SLV price dropped when the new and expensive SSW eyepieces turned up. They can be had brand new for between £85-99 depending where you buy.

I agree with John that the performance is great. I keep finding myself drifting from my SW Nirvanas and ES82s to the SLVs as the night wears on with my f5 newtonian. It all depends on whether you're happy with a narrow field... I apparently am

If not, the ES82s are nice too, and f4.8 isn't too fast?

James