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...and reviewers are already calling them the "Ortho-Ethos", for what it's worth...

20 minutes ago, John said:

Great stuff Derek !

Just in time for the launch of the Ethos II range next month. More eye relief, 99.9% transmission and 125 degree field across the whole range

It won't be until August 1st. The sale is through July...

1 minute ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Not an acquired taste as much as addictive

True; though they certainly took some 'acquiring' to get them...

4 minutes ago, Stu said:

Weelllll, I s'pose it 'salright if you like that kind of thing......

??????

Doesn't get much better than that, lovely stuff. Been there, done that, sold them all, cried a lot, will buy them again in future ??

They are an acquired taste, I'm sure...

8 minutes ago, John said:

The total production run was 100. I think Ian might have got around 5 ?. I've read that Australia got a total of 3 of them !

 

 

One may own any number of scopes; one will learn something from each of them. But there will be only one scope which owns you.

I can't help but hope this will be the one for you.

2 hours ago, alan potts said:

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

I will enlarge on this in a new, separate thread with some photos, etc.

3 hours ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Awesome set of glass!

 

Do you feel you need counselling now all your EP buying is done?

It's just one less thing to worry about...

9 minutes ago, John said:

Usually I introduce scopes that have come into my possession as "new to me". In this case though, this one is literally brand new and fresh from Japan. Takahashi FC-100-DL

 

Really rather excellent.

Sorted. Done. Dusted. Finished. Complete. Happy. Nothing more to Scope can I offer.

14 minutes ago, Highburymark said:

With apologies to anyone upset by the poorly collimated EP case I posted yesterday. I've realigned the Pentax as you can see in the attached. 

My Hero!

30 minutes ago, DRT said:

You need to turn that Pentax zoom the other way up before the OCD police arrive!

But this way up, you can read the writing on it...

1 hour ago, alan potts said:

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

Well, that surely isn't the ONLY other good thing you see?

Excellent set!

20 minutes ago, John said:

Nice and now even nicer

It's often said that the Ethos range falls into 2 "sets" depending on the scope thats being used:

21-13-8

and

17-10-6

The 4.7 and 3.7 seem to be considered as "standalone" items.

Never being one for "rules" I seem to have a crossover set with some from each group but only the 21-13-8 group complete.

 

 

From the TeleVue website:

The 21mm focal length completes the logical set of 21mm/13mm/8mm and nicely juxtaposes the 17mm/10mm/6mm combination. Each step within these two sets approaches a 3x field area gain.

The 17mm ETHOS is an ideal complement to the 31mm Nagler Type-5. They are parfocal (both have focus locations about 3/8" above shoulder) and the 31mm Nagler Type-5 has exactly twice the true field area.

2 minutes ago, OneEyedSam said:

watch out for the inevitable sagging of the pick an pluck foam.  Especially from the terminagler.

I recently re-lined my case with ethafoam, which is cheap, more rigid than P&P foam and easy to cut/work with.  I'll upload photos tonight.

Indeed, the case always remains in this position (flat) when not being carried with this in mind.

4 minutes ago, niallk said:

I was wondering what was wrong with the 10mm 

Yeah, I'll give you another WOW!!

BTW second-team castoffs always welcome - I'll cover postage If I lived near you, you'd probably find me snooping around your bins over the next few days!

Congrats 

Snooping around my... oh, the WHEELY bins, indeed. Thought you meant the Canon 10x30 IS bins. Now that WOULD be conspicuous.

Thanks for your appreciation!

To those of you who, upon seeing this, hear one or more voices repeating the words "complete me" with varying levels of intensity, I say: don't worry, that's perfectly normal. (To all others, I say: )

Note: the foam dividers will probably be reinforced to be a bit more sturdy. The space at lower right is obviously predestined; the space in the middle is still up for grabs.

Inevitably, this leads to a "second squad" of very fine eyepieces, which currently live in their boxes whilst their owner ponders their future:

One of these will probably be allocated a permanent spot in the case (it also has the advantage of not taking up too much space therein). Others may justify starting a second case - something which goes against my grab-and-go ethos (sorry, that's feeble) - or will find new owners in due course.

2 minutes ago, John said:

Is it the 10 or the 3.7 ?

I guess we will have to wait and see .....

Always good to have The Oracle on hand for such occasions...

2 minutes ago, niallk said:

Ha ha

Seriously: wow!

If all goes well, it gets wower tomorrow...

1 minute ago, Moonshane said:

I do like the Delite range. Eventually the 15mm Pan might be on the chopping block and possibly even the 9mm Nagler even though I have only just re bought it!

Ultimately I will possibly get a full set over time. While I save though I have plenty of time!

Wow, is the 9mm Nagler not working out as well as you hoped?

3 minutes ago, Moonshane said:

Here's my latest iteration

Yours is a wonderful, singular quest. Glad you are finding what works for you!

44 minutes ago, Floater said:

Pshaw! 

Light and frivolous words that barely amuse the gods as they set plan and path to gainsay you. 

???

Goodness, no offense meant. At any rate, my soul is prepared.

And I'm very grateful for every time they take the roof off my padded room so I can do some stargazing. Must stop howling at the Moon, though...

For the sake of understanding, I shall re-phrase. As my eyepiece collection nears completion, whatever problem I may have in this respect gets closer to being solved!

7 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

That's an illness not an eyepiece collection! 

Mike

Soon to enter the terminal phase, I'm afraid...

1 minute ago, gunfighter48 said:

I was sick with an infection at the time and wasn't feeling to well. That was about two years ago. I need to take another picture for my avatar.

As long as you're smiling now...

On 05/03/2016 at 11:31, surfindogg said:

The tube is actually a bit scratched in places and I was thinking of either re-painting it white or doing a carbon fibre vinyl wrap job on it - any thoughts?

 

The scope has earned those scratches. Be proud!

It certainly looks the biz...

You don't suppose that this layout is an all too blatant acknowledgement of what is bound to happen, do you?