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3 hours ago, John said:

Lovely set

Thanks - I've started using a barrel extender on the 8mm Ethos, and will probably get another for the 6mm. I notice you use them on these Ethos EPs as well, along with 2" caps. Do you keep the 1.25" caps on them when not in use? I can't get to the 1.25" cap in order to remove it with the barrel extender on (not extremely fat fingers, but there you have it), so that requires removing the extender, etc. Not using the 1.25" cap in favour of relying on the extender/2" cap combination to keep that end of the eyepiece protected in the case would seem adequate; the only thing I can think of is fine matter entering through the notch in the bottom of the EP's own 2" barrel and sloshing around inside the extender until it found its mark...

Update :

Scope has featured on this forum before, but has yet to make this thread...

...so, here is scope at work during another heroic effort observing Jupiter's most recent double moon and shadow transit + GRS:

Not quite built like a tank....I suspect it IS a tank...

16 minutes ago, John said:

One thing that I've found with scopes that range from F/5.3 to F/7.5 is that gaps in the medium to longer focal length eyepiece range are quite Ok but I do like to "crowd" the focal lengths below 8mm to have a number of high power options.

For example I find the step from a 21mm Ethos to a 13mm Ethos quite natural. I did have a 17mm Ethos for a short while and it was a lovely eyepiece but I could see straightaway that it would not get a lot of use because I'd simply "step over" it and go straight to the 13mm most of the time.

It's only really by trying different combinations that you find this sort of thing out though and I can see that others with longer focal length scopes and maybe different viewing priorities might make different choices.

 

 

I've pondered this in my own novice manner as well...when down-shifting from "space travel" with a 41mm Panoptic, I've often not spent much time with a 26mm Nagler before shifting again to the 17mm Ethos. But then I've yet to try them all on all possible categories of targets (galaxies and nebulae other than in Orion have not worked for me at this location, yet, but soon I'll be stationed away from the buildings and LP, so I hope to see just what the TV85 can do in its natural habitat - mindful of the obvious "aperturial" limitations). And then - as you have also stated - there will always be the specific targets for which specific eyepieces seem to have been tailor-made...

In short, I love both the 17mm and the 13mm but could imagine doing without either (but not both!). At the moment, I certainly don't feel the need for a 10mm. I do very much need a 6mm Ethos...spoiled rotten now.

On 3/15/2016 at 10:35, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

How can a case full of quality EPs not make sense? Very nice case indeed

Thanks! The part which I feel doesn't make total sense is having both a 26mm Nagler and a 25mm Plossl. And both a 11mm Nagler and a 10mm Radian. And both a Nagler 3-6 Zoom and a 3.5mm Nagler. So I guess I'm pondering selling the 25mm Plossl, the 10mm Radian, the 3.5mm Nagler, the 11mm Nagler and perhaps even the Nagler 3-6 Zoom and acquiring a 6mm Ethos - possibly to be followed by a 4.7mm Ethos... that image of an eyepiece case seems to make a bit more sense to me; whether it's in the realm of the sensible is entirely another matter

...and of course, if the gap between 13mm and 8mm starts to itch, there's a 10mm Ethos for that...

...and a 21mm obsession to be pursued...

...and a bit of 31mm anti-tank ordinance...

I'm in serious need of therapy

...yes, I know, it doesn't make much sense as a whole; let's just say I'm figuring things out the expensive way