Alan White

Rather nice case with the Brandons. Bet the eyepieces are as nice as the case too.

Very nice Paul. Just for a moments stupidity I thought you cut yourself while making it! Doh!

Who on here has and uses a wooden eyepiece box or case rather than or in addition to a foam filled photography case? If you do, why? and please share a photograph.

I think you are underselling your skills.

Wow, what a great skill set to have. Really look forward to the finished scope. A good lens cell in a solid and well finished tube makes for a good scope. Wish I had the skills to reset my ED80 cell in a smaller more solid tube, but sadly not.

I have been hoping you will Neil, just posting is teasing us.

That’s a shame. So far no loose bits in my new bag, long may it stay that way.

Sadly no compartments are built into it.

My luck does not run like that Louis sadly.

No tripping over it I need the day either! It’s rather bright.

Mike are these a place your eye to the housing eye placement or do you need to hover above it?

Thanks Fozzie, I tried an ES 24 68 and it was not as good as the LVW and was sold on.

Thanks Steve, I am very close but also pondering the 32mm Plossl and eyeguard extender, but LP makes the 24 Pan look favourable.

Thank you Alan

I use alt az mounts, have used a number, now use a Skytee 2 at present but often without clutches engaged. The 100g to 400g XW is more than enough to upset balance and loose target. And yes I am balancing the scope when I set up. In also think its a slightly OCD thing too.

Yes, I could, but I have a set of TV Plossl and a Nagler zoom, and they win by numbers alone. I don’t want to have to upgrade my focuser either, so lighter weight has won out, hence the Panoptic / LVW question. I am considering delites or naglers too.

It’s a difficult one, very difficult, love my LVW 22mm as well as my 10mm Pentax XW, But they both cause balance issues with my other eyepieces. I don’t want the faff of balance weights either as I am bound to forget at the critical moment and things will get damaged. Thanks for all the suggestions to date.

I did not like SLV,s had a full set, sold them all, the eyecup thing was the deal breaker. This whole query is based on weight and scope balance, my only two 250g plus eye pieces are the 22LVW and the larger 10mm XW, all others about 160g Max or less.

Not in the literal form, honest guv.

If I were to chop my Vixen 22mm LVW for a 24mm Panoptic (for a diet) would I likely regret this move? I am working at balancing my ED80 scope. In my quest find similar weight and length EP are helping a lot: The LVW is 370g or so, the 24 Pan is 230g, so a 1/3rd lighter, but I am trying to balance with 150g region others. I am at present using the 25mm TV Plossl to get balance, I just miss the wider FOV slightly, but may just live with it. I really love the LVW for the view and quality in all my scopes to date, but just sometimes a compromise needs to be made. Your thoughts please.

Well the nice post person delivered something to me today, used item. Pity the postie as my bell push had broken, 10/ 10 for quality door knocking. Another Japanese optic joins the fold. Second Pentax in the box.

Paul, you may find FLO have a 1.25” filter of this type in the offers section at present, clearly at a reduced cost.

Only just seen this thread Paul, wow, a Quark, nice purchase. Hope you enjoy it, I look forward to your postings once it arrives. Something on my much desired list at present.

Oh my oh my, that looks great Piero. Feeding my want monster (Scope, mount, tripod and EP) with such images, really

Great products and make life easy, I find they don't snag on my TeleVue undercuts.