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Hyperion Exodus ?

gfletcher

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gfletcher

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Hi Guys

I know i have very recently sold all my Hyperion eyepieces and bought Celestron X-Cel LX eyepieces but we seem to have a mass exodus on Hyperions.

Looking through Astro buy/sell there are a significant amount for sale.

Interesting :(

Graham

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spaceboy

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You get this effect with eyepieces. One month something is in vogue, next month it is something else. Hyperions are very nice EP's.

I agree. One moment all the talk is about TV's and everyone wants a TV next it's BGO's and everyone wants a BGO now it's LX's. I'm sure at one time it was hyperions.

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faulksy

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I agree. One moment all the talk is about TV's and everyone wants a TV next it's BGO's and everyone wants a BGO now it's LX's. I'm sure at one time it was hyperions.

but bgos have always been great:)

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John

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.... I'm sure at one time it was hyperions.

Yep - a few years back they were considered the best thing since sliced bread and many sold their Tele Vue plossls and Circle-T orthos to upgrade to them.

Their price has crept up a bit of late though and the £50-£100 niche has some interesting alternatives now.

As Perry points out though, it's still quite hard to find nicer 68 degree eyepieces for under £100 though.

If all my scopes were F/7 or slower I'd be quite happy with a set of Hyperions. They are thoughtfully designed and well made eyepieces.

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jgs001

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I have four Hyperions, and never noticed any dramatic issues (they have some coma towards the edges) with my ST80 (travel kit) at f/5 and the views are wonderful in my 80ED... not tried them in the RC yet (probably ought to look through it at least once, if only to say I have :(), but I expect they'll be excellent at f/9.

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twotter

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I like the views I get with my Hyperions through my 200P dob so have no intention of changing them. Must confess I do find the different posts, including mine, about how good particular EPs are quite funny. Always looks like we're trying to justify to ourselves we made the right choice :(

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rwilkey

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The Hyperions are great ep's in my view, my only gripe is that the rubber eye-cups become detached quite easily, however, they are very nice comfortable ep's, unchallenged before the X-Cel LX's came along, but the flexibilty with the FTR's is unmatchable at the moment.

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spaceboy

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Has anyone got any experience of the Celestron Ultima LX's?????? Just inquisitive really. On paper they seem good, although they are more expensive than the Hyperions.

If I remember correctly they are a good ep but very heavy.

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