SW 5mm replacement.

[SmokeyJoe]

I'm going to upgrade some kit at Christmas and after the time it took to research what scope to buy I thought I'd start researching now.

I thought i'd start with the supplied SW 5mm that came with my 200p, its not as bad as I thought it would be after reading some of the comments but even I can see that it has some issues.

Anybody got any suggestions?

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[DirkSteele]

Budget range?

[alan potts]

If your wallet will open to 113 pounds I can recommend the Meade UWA 5.5mm from Telescope House, I have had it in two of my scopes so far and it is excellent, top value for money. The 8.8mm is also first class.

Alan.

[E621Keith]

What about the 5mm Pentax XW?

[John]

What about the 5mm Pentax XW?

I'd vote for that one too, if the OP's budget allows

Not just an upgrade - about as good as you can get !

[SmokeyJoe]

Sorry forgot to specify budget. Around 100 quid.

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[crazyjedi]

Both above suggestions are good EP's. The Pentax lens is exceptional but is about £140 more expensive than the Meade lens. The Meade is a very good lens especially considering it's price point.

I'm quite a fan of the TV Radians in the shorter focal lengths. The price for Rad's falls between the Pentax and Meade EP's and the quality is what you would expect from Televue. On a tighter budget, TMB Planetaries are well respected and the Vixen NPL's also have alot of fans

[crazyjedi]

For £100 a second hand TV Radian is within range as are new TMB's and Vixen NPL's. If you could find another £16 you could get a new Meade UWA EP or a Meade HD-60

All good quality lenses. The Radian and Meade HD-60 offer 60 degree FOV (the Rad has better eye relief) and the Meade 5000 UWA has 82 degree FOV. The Vixen and TMB have around 52 degree FOV. There are other brands around that are good too which I'm sure will be suggested in short order

[E621Keith]

For a budget of £100

Second hand:

5mm ES 82 / Meade UWA. After some bargaining 5mm TV Radian, Vixen LVW

New

Wide field: 5mm Celestron X-Cel LX, TMB planetary, BST Explorer, Baader Hyperion

Conventional: 5mm BGO, Volcano top/Circle T ortho, Vixen NPL

[John]

There is a used 4.8mm Nagler in the classifieds section which is on budget

[alan potts]

I think on the balance of the posts the Nagler in the classified would be my choice, it's always going to hold on to it's money, the best gear always will.

Alan.

[Capricorn]

BST/Starguider 5mm and 8mm @ £47 each.

Work well on your scope and you get 2.

[SmokeyJoe]

Thanks for your suggestions. Won't be buying anything until xmas so unfortunately the second hand stuff will be gone by then but I will look into the others.

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