Vanguardian

On 01/09/2024 at 10:12, John said:

I recently owned a Baader Mk IV 8-24 zoom and used it from time to time with the Baader Q-Barlow 2.25x and the Parks Gold 2x barlow (same as an Ultima barlow). I only compared the performance of these combo's a couple of times with the Svbony 3-8 zoom. I recall thinking that the Svbony zoom was marginally better in terms of sharpness and light scatter. For me the Svbony had much more significant advantages over the barlowed Baader zoom in  the areas of compactness, field of view consistency and par-focality across the zoom range. 

I still have the Svbony zoom which I use alongside the Nagler 3-6 and 2-4 zooms as a frequently used eyepiece in all my scopes. I let the Baader zoom go to a new home. 

New to the forum here, but this is the input I was looking for regarding the Baader. I have done a lot of research and I believe the Baader is good.. but not quite as magnificent as the price tag entails. Thanks!