alan potts

What a collection!!!! I very much like the way you have put them in the case. I have a collection of cases which, I guess like a few have been remodelled a fewtimes, this renders the foam lines pretty useless. The other thing is the likes of 41mm & 35mm Panoptic, 31mm Nagler and 21&17mm Ethos are really too heavy for this lining foam, this looks a solid idea can you enlarge on how you did it. BTW Not 4 o'clock in the afternoon and already 2.3 inches of rain today so my eyepiece cases could use a floatation collar. Alan

Yes of course the other Ethos's are excellent and you have a fine collection. Many say the 13mm is the best of the range, Calvin tends to favour the 8mm and I believe he likes the Powermater as well. I had one but found it a bit too long though I could almost observe from indoors if the scope was close enough to the house. I also found that with having a few more eyepieces than most it didn't really get used, it went to another site member who was very pleased with it. As for which is best, I think they are all absolutely superb, it could just be a matter of which type of scope the person uses. Alan

Congratulations on the 21mm Ethos. The only other good thing I see here is no space for another, it didn't work for me though I made the mistake of having a larger case. Alan

John, That's why I have both sets, I'm still teetering on the edge over the 4.7mm and I do have enough spare cash in the UK bank, dangerous times. I feel the thing that is stopping me is 1 month of poor weather, dare I risk it. Alan

So sorry to hear the problems you have had, the cover just highlights it all, corners cut. It is so sad as mine was only a little more expensive and is clearly in a different league to what you describe. Hope you can fix the issues and make it better.

The 10mm Delos was my first and I agree sharp as a needle and contrasty, pretty flat field too. I spent ages comparing it with the 10mm Ethos and in the end gave up. The only reason I kept the Ethos was that I have not long since bought a large Dobsonian, tracking is somewhat easier. Great eyepieces, I still have the 4.5mm as I don't have a 4.7mm E (yet).

Learn something every day, it's logical when you think about it but why didn't I see it, Many Thanks!

Totally agree Ian, it is much better made altogether but for 400 quid it needs to be. I personally thought the edge sharpness was a bit better too having had the two together.

Steve I wrote a review on both last year, it is in Members equipment somewhere, about 6 months or back. Alan

Derek, As much as I agree with with Shane about the 24mm I sort of know what you mean about the 24mm and I think it is not big enough. For the Dob and the SC I like big eyepieces, I like to get my hands on them, like the 21mm E and 31mm N. I use the 24mm in the topscope on the SC and rarely move it anywhere else, though I have been trying it of late with the elusive Horse. I don't really find the jump from 21mm to 31mm is too much, then of course like you I have the 41mm for those wider fields in the SC. I do though find the 35mm, for some reason I can't nail down, preferred weapon in the M/N 190mm and the widefield in the 180mm Mak. I always wanted a 27mm and was on the verge of getting one when I tried you one week diet where my eyepiece cases lost weight and bank account gained it. The other thing with the 27mm Pan it gives about the biggest field in the SC when used with the .63 reducer, though it has been a while since I played games with it. I was going to use the 26mm Nagler for this but it vignettes badly, something the 24mm Meade UWA does not, wish I never parted with that one in the SC it was almost as good as a TeleVue. I know Shane loves his 26mm N, this was the one in the TV's I couldn't get on with, I guess we are all different. Alan

Personally I would not get rid of the 31mm, it is a really good eyepiece and I have the 35mm Panoptic as well. To me it boils down to the scopes you have, the 31mm goes in the Sumerian, prior to owning this it hardly got used in favour of the Panoptic which still gets used in my other scopes. I know what you mean about sets though, 4.7mm is calling me again though I can't hear the 3.7mm yet.

The question is Derek, where do you go now, full house. Lovely set of eyepieces which sadly not everyone can afford but for those that can they really lift the pleasure of the hobby, though of course some do not get on with them, fortunately I do.

Mark, I don't know if you ever read any of my comments about Ethos and Delos but I used to have all the Delos range and most of the Ethos range, only the two shortest ones missing. I got tired of trying to find differences between them so sold most of the Delos, the Ethos being better in my Dobsonian scope from a nudge point of view. I really couldn't see anything better, deeper, clearer or less scatter. Which ever you have it is very difficult to better them, maybe you need to be in Namibia or somewhere like that. Alan

John, Congratualtions, I am now the colour of the eyepieces, green and I have a black top on. Nice one you talked me out of buying one two or three times, we have both been hovering over the buy button for a long time. Well when the free clouds have gone and you get a clear night or two aroundabout May will you do the site review? I will then start all over again wanting one. Alan

I bet your nose has grown Derek. Coincidental, a likely story.

I had the 14XW a few years back and it was as John states, I did prefer the Delos 14mm being a TeleVueaholic. Alan

Michael, I personally think you could do a lot worse than the 14mm Delos in view of you having to wear glasses. The old Meade 5K 14mm would be nice but that again would be tight for you with the ER. Alan

Looks like a nice spread there Shane, I don't find TeleVues 10mm relief in the 15mm Plossl and Nagler 3-6mm zoom any problem and I don't believe you where glasses. Alan

Sort of explains why the weather is so bad over there, I have the same focuser but the black one, dark forces Derek. Nice scope!

I said at 100 that this was a bit like an innings of the great G Boycott, now at 125 it is building at the same speed, though this cannot be out. I have seen some lovely eyepiece cases on this thread filled with some lovely eyepieces, it is sort of nice to look back and remind ourselves what we had a few years back. Alan

A bit more stick granade .

Michael, It is not quite there as the Panzerfaust does not come in a 82 degree size, the Panzerfaust Klein must be the designer version by Calvin.

Well the two photo's there from Steve and Calvin, I am a little surprised they have not got snow on the tops. Alan

Kerry, Same cases i use they are very good and much cheaper than Peli. Nice selection you have there too! Alan