Baader Hyperion MKIII Zoom

[Sykesy]

Back in stock as per emails from both FLO & Harrison Telescopes.

Just a quick question as i know they are a fair size, will they be ok on my 200p Dob? Will they be to heavy and if so will i need to counter balance?

Thanks Chris.

[jana]

I use this ep on my 200pds on an eq5 mount, tbh it don't seem too heavy to me. I do balance with it in if I'm using it ( which is most of the time ) but its never caused me any problems. I think you can get magnetic weights to stick on to counter with the dob too so not a problem you can't overcome. I have also had a quick go with a mates 150 dob and wasn't a issue on that occasion.

[damnut]

Hi Sykesy,

Its a cracking ep and not too heavy! :-)

[Charon]

I do not own a Dob Sykesy but I used mine with a ETX80, it is not that heavy. It is a cracking piece of kit.

[JB80]

I use mine with a dslr attached to a Coronado PST and it's all good with that and the PST in tiny compared to a dob, I don't think you'll have any problems.

[swamp thing]

Hi

I don't own one, but have used one in my 10" Dob and it required no extra weights. Nice lightweight eyepiece.

[Sykesy]

Thanks all, i have ordered one now. Been waiting ages(well it seems ages) for these to come back into stock.

[Matt2011]

What kind oif eyepiece is the Baader Zoom Mark III and would it be ideal for a Skywatcher 127 Mak and how do you compare this eyepiece to the Hyperions! cheers

[MjrTom]

The Baader zoom should be fine and is a very nice EP. Far lighter than say a 35mm Panoptic by comparison

[Matt2011]

Does this eyepiece give you only 1 magnification and is it worth the asking price of £169.00. Been looking at some Hyperions also especially the 8mm and 10mm and also the 24mm but I may give this a try. cheers

[Matt2011]

Should I be buying Orthoscopic eyepieces or Plossl eyepieces for my 127 Mak as I am not sure what the difference would be between them.

[rwilkey]

Both Plossls and Ortho's will work well in a 127 Mak, but the Baader MkIII Zoom is also very nice and will also work well IMO

[Space Beagle]

Hmmm, nearly bought one of these from FLO, but stopped the order 'cos it was taking too long.

They do seem to have built up a good reputation though, so will be looking out for some more reviews soon before I might go for it probably in the new year though.

To be honest I don't really, really need (or can justify!) one of these just yet, but I can see how it could be useful as a quick grab 'n go sort of eyepiece.

By the way, however on another eyepiece-

Another 'Zoom' I can really recommend after using my new one the other night for the first time is the Antares Speers Waler II 5-8mm. Seems like very good quality viewing when used with the humble Tal 100 RS to look at Jupiter, even at 5mm (200x on the Tal - quite high magnification for this scope, eekk!) the view given was nice and contrasty and the bands quite clear to see. I guess the seeing conditions were fairly good that night, which helped of course, but it's another ep to keep in mind albiet quite an expensive one!!

Doc

[StuW]

I justgot the email FROM FLO to say mine has been put in the post today, so you can all forget the forcasted clear skies on sunday! Lol

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[Space Beagle]

Please let us know how you find it Stu, ta!

Doc