Bought this through the Smart Astronomy ebay shop.

Its a 20mm 55 degree plossl. All in black metal (aluminium) and no rubber eyeguard required due its design. Dont be put off by there bland looks... this ep packs a punch on sharpness.

Used in 8" f6 / 6" f5 / 80ED f7. Edge sharpness was very good' date=' only the final 10% started to tail, contrast was very good also. All in all for the money a steel.. On balance it beat a 4000 or NPL, with the NPLs again being very good eps for under £40. It came close to the series 5000.

Well I have to say the Cloudy nights review statements were right.. this is indeed a little gem of an EP and I have to agree equal to a Televue plossl in performance.

The view was wonderful through this EP.. I could not get over how little I paid. Now I've owned many EP's including Televue plossls and these are equal to them. I'm going to do something rare here and share how much I paid because I want others to invest a modest some of money for a quality piece of kit.

I paid £42 including USPS delivery from the states 3 days to my door.. no extras paid (never have with these guys) I have to say the people at Smart are fantastic. Very nice to approach and great comms & service.

Here for more info:

[url']http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2648659/page/8/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

http://yhst-1469288697390.stores.yahoo.net/stsepley12.html

Regards

Rob

This is worth a blog entry!!!.... buy them before the secret is out