It's got to go

[rowan46]

Isn't it strange how eyepieces are such personal things? I tried an Ethos from a friend when I was looking at buying eyepieces and although the view was wonderful sharp to the edge great colour easy to use. I couldn't get on with the extremely wide view. so I bought a Delos which I love. Es 82's were on offer and as they had been so highly recommended I thought I would try one oh dear I got a 4.7mm which on my scope gives about 102 magnification so not exactly pushing my 80/480 scopes boundaries it's dark its murky its not nice have I got a dud or is it me? I I have a maxvision 24mm 82 degree which is fast becoming a favourite As I cruise through the skies of light polluted birmingham picking out dso's but my es82 is good for nothing In desperation I tried it on the moon tonight, a horrible mangy yellow thing greeted my eyes it's no good it's got to go.

[Dunkster]

Sounds like you got a dud, do you have any opportunity to try it in another scope? None of mine behave like that in the ZS (f/5.9), just lovely wide pinpoint views....though because my other scope(s) are SCTs with much longer focal lengths, the shortest ES82 I have is the 8.8...I then use the Baader 2.25x Barlow with this to surprisingly great effect in the little scope

The 100 degree view seems to be something very subject to taste. Personally, when I got my first I couldn't see that it was any wider than the 82, but as I've used it more and more I find it's slowly giving up the wider view, until recently when I discovered I could see the field stop! Where's 120 degrees when you need it