6 or 7mm Planetary EP choice?

[Dunkster]

No fear

[russ.will]

None. At my age, I only associate fear with farting.

Russell

[Dunkster]

[KaStern_Former_Member]

Hi Russel,

you might try a used PEntax XL. To me it is a very good eyepiece

with long eyerelief and good contrast.It works even well at f/5.

On the other hand you can try a quality barlow.

It makes things easier for eyepieces in fast scopes.

Cheers, Karsten

[alan potts]

Russel,

Going back to where you started. Get the 6.7mm. I had the Meade 6.7mm and they are very much alike if not the same. I did a comparison with the 7mm Nagler before I sold it on and it is a dam good eyepiece. You have to consider the coating may be even better on the EXsC range as my Meade was a few years old. Apart from the very edge it was difficult to split them. I may well dig out the notes I made and write it up now I have had a go with the Delos.

Get the 6.7mm it's Christmas, well it was the other day.

Alan.

[russ.will]

Hi Alan,

I went for the new ES 2x Tele-Extender, reasoning that if the ES82s are a whisker behind a Nagler, then the Tele-Extender should be a whisker behind a Powermate, with the possible exception of price! Much as I prefer individual EPs, at $79 it makes more sense for my occasional planetary viewing. At a stroke, it has given me 7, 5.5 and 4.4mm focal lengths from my existing collection.

Of course, I'm not sure which will be the longer - The wait for it to turn up, or the wait to actually use it, once it's here....

[russ.will]

Just to update this thread, the ES Focal Extender is now in my grubby mitts. I have started a review thread here.

Russell