I Forsee A Lot Of 31mm Nags For Sale!

[Damo636]

I wonder how many "Holy Hand Grenade" owners will be tempted to part with their beloved in favor of one of these. Explore Scientific 25mm 100° field waterproof 2" eyepiece EP10025-01

At $600 and with import duties added it will undercut even the 21mm Ethos by a healthy margin.

[Stu]

Looks nice, but am rather attached to my 31mm nag so can't see it going anywhere in a hurry

Perhaps in larger scopes the smaller exit pupil may be of benefit. I mainly use mine in my 106mm apo where it works perfectly

Cheers

Stu

[marcopolo]

None. It would be about as tempting as trading in your supermodel wife for Mrs Merkel.

Marco.

[John]

I'll stick with my 31mm "Terminagler". Tele Vue have stated that going beyond 21mm in the 2" 100 degree format would require some optical compromises that they are not prepared to make. I believe them and don't want to be paying that sort of money for compromises. Plus the N31 is heavy enough at 2.2lb - the ES25100 is 2.5lbs.

[Alma]

I'd like to see some reviews first before passing judgement. As John says above, Televue said they weren't going to produce an Ethos longer than 21mm because it introduced too many design compromises, so either ES have done something extraordinary with the 25mm, or it's a bit of a gimmick.

The beauty of the 31mm terminagler is the flat, sharp field right up to the field stop even in fast scopes, and that's not something you give up easily just for a wider afov.

I suspect the first ES25mm reviews will mention vignetting, softness at the edges, etc., but maybe not. It'll be interesting to see!

Alan

[Damo636]

I have to admit i wouldn't be tempted to give up my 26mm either, unless someone wanted a straight swap for a 21mm Ethos

Anyone??

[MjrTom]

Thats an interesting eyepiece but I would find that both the 31mm Nagler and the ES 25mm just too heavy to balance on my Alt/Az mount.

I prefer the 35mm Panoptic at 1.75lbs

[swamp thing]

I have no intention of changing my 31mm T5 in the near future. There is more to the Nagler range than the AFOV.

Regards Steve

[Doughzer]

None. It would be about as tempting as trading in your supermodel wife for Mrs Merkel.

Marco.

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I have come over all of a shudder now! eeewww!

[Mr Spock]

I'm sure I could find a good home for any unwanted 31mmT5

[kirkster501]

I'm sure I could find a good home for any unwanted 31mmT5

+1

[marcopolo]

I can however see a few situations where one might trade in their 31mm naglers for an ES 25mm: Here is one:

Your wife has left you as you spend more time staring at the sky than at her. Moreover she is so bitter about it, she has fleeced you for every penny and taken the furniture too. You have sold EVERYTHING to service an expensive lawers bill....except one thing. Your prized nagler. Deciding that you can't even pay the bills or feed yourself you need to keep your only comfort in life.....astronomy, otherwise depression will set in. So you elect to sell your second hand 31mm nagler (approx value £12,389 second hand) and buy the 25mm ESand have plenty money left over to pay for necessities.

Marco.

[Charon]

Good idea Marco.

[Stu]

Been there, done that, still kept the nagler! A man has limits

Stu