Hi,
As you will see from the signature below, I have a 150P (f5) scope with a range of X-Cel LX eyepieces from 25mm to 7mm, and two Powermates at 2.5x and 5x.
So now I want to choose a wide angle low power 2" (or 1.25") eyepiece to suit my scope. I recognise that for exit pupil limitation I can only go up to 35mm.
Given that the Tele Vue Naglers and Panoptics and other such quality eyepieces at £300 to £600+ are out of my league cost-wise, I would seem to have two options:
I could pay for an eyepiece in the same sort of cost bracket as the ones I have - I could get a OVL Aero ED / TS UFL 35mm 68-69degree (I think these are essentially the same eyepiece re-badged), or a William Optic 33mm SWAN 72degree, which are all available in the range of £95-110.
Or I could stretch (and perhaps sell the Ultima 2x Barlow) towards buying an Explore Scientific 34mm 68 degree eyepiece, or perhaps a Celestron Luminos 31mm 82 degree, at double the price - around £210-230.
What are your thoughts on the difference in quality for my relatively fast f5/6" scope? Is it worth the extra cost to go for the ES or Luminos eyepiece?
Any help and advice gratefully received!
Jim