Is this Barlow worth...

[Tom2012]

Good morning everyone!

All being well I'm ordering a 200p tomorrow and was wondering if this Barlow lens http://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-eyepieces/skywatcher-deluxe-2x-barlow.html is any good? Read a few reviews and they seem good! Just wondered what you all thought?

Thanks for reading and for your help, as always!

Tom.

[swaylight]

Hi Tom,

morning to you too

As far as i know, and from what i've read the skywatcher barlow is pretty good, obviously there are better ones out there, but for the money you can't really go wrong

happy hunting with the 200P hope you get some nice clear nights

[John]

I think that barlow is decent. The TAL 2x is probably a bit better but is hard to find sometimes. I tried a Revelation 2.5x barlow for a while recently and was quite impressed with it. All these are in the £30-£40 price range.

[Eigen]

I think that barlow is decent. The TAL 2x is probably a bit better but is hard to find sometimes. I tried a Revelation 2.5x barlow for a while recently and was quite impressed with it. All these are in the £30-£40 price range.

I will mirror what John h s said, very good barlow. Not much in it between the TAL and the SW.

Mine came with my 127 SW mak, even though it was not advertised anywhere, I would perhaps wait to see whether one is included with the 200 before purchasing one, or perhaps ask. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the views that the SW provided, don't get me wrong the TAL is the better barlow, but there is really not much in it on an average night of seeing.

[swaylight]

The barlow now depends on the livery of the scope, the old blue livery seems to advertise the barlow in the set. I got the new black speckled livery scope for my birthday the other week and it seems SW have taken out the barlow now

[algady]

Hi, i'm also looking for a good 2" barlow which can hold my huge ep's like 14mm 100 ES

any idea?

[John]

Hi, i'm also looking for a good 2" barlow which can hold my huge ep's like 14mm 100 ES

any idea?

Depends on your budget. The TV Powermate 2x 2" is superb but costs accordingly. At the other end of the scale the Revelation 2" 2x ED barlow is supposed to be good for the £40 or so that it costs. I used to use an Antares 1.6x 2" barlow with my Ethos eyepieces and that was very impressive.

I hope you have a strong focuser !

Don't want to hijack Toms 1.25" barlow thread though.

[Solar_observer]

Whats the difference between the bottom end sw Barlow and the sw deluxe barlow?

tony

[Tom2012]

Excellent stuff! I'll have a look at the Tel one. That skywatcher one sounds good ill going to give that one a go!

Thanks everyone for your help, as usual

Tom.

[Dipper]

All being well I'm ordering a 200p tomorrow and was wondering if this Barlow lens http://www.firstligh...-2x-barlow.html is any good?

Many telescopes come with eyepiece and barlow kits, although of course not every. Are you 100% sure yours will come without a barlow? Because if it does, it's likely to be either that one or very similar.

[Tom2012]

Many telescopes come with eyepiece and barlow kits, although of course not every. Are you 100% sure yours will come without a barlow? Because if it does, it's likely to be either that one or very similar.

I'll drop them an email in a bit. Thanks for the heads up mate!

Tom.

[Solar_observer]

Im torn between the Antares 2x/1.5x Barlow and the revelation 2.5x barlow. I have a few revelation eps, so im thinking if I stick with the same company regarding eps and Barlow then the image would be better?

tony