Is this Barlow any good?

[Bone_Idle]

I've managed to acquire a used vixen 2x deluxe Barlow, made in Japan.

It's a silver colour and quite long, with red writing :Infact it looks just like this one :-

Vixen Barlow Lens Deluxe 2x

the price seems high, but I can't find any reviews or details about it. I decided to just take a punt as it was sitting on ebay looking a bit lonely!

any details greatly appreciated.

[Adamski]

If you look at FLO site they sell vixen stuff so i would imagine its good, and judging by the price in your post it should be. It looks well made.

[John]

It's a 3 element barlow lens, similar in design to the Celestron Ultima which is very well regarded, although less expensive than the Vixen. To be honest, if I was going to pay that much for a barlow I'd find a little more and go for a Tele Vue Powermate 2.5x which is just about as good as these devices get.

[Bone_Idle]

Sounds like I got a bargain, I paid £41 for it including a couple of Vixen Plossls!

[John]

Sounds like I got a bargain, I paid £41 for it including a couple of Vixen Plossls!

Yep - that was a steal