Rogue1892 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Hi everyone I'm new here (and new to astronomy) so forgive me if there is already threads about Plossl and if this is a silly question.I got my new telescope the other day a SkyMax 127, it came with a 2x Barlow lens, a Super 10mm and a Super 25 wide angle, I'm not going to upgrade just yet as I want to get to grips with it before I do anything, learn to walk before I run so to speak. I've just seen a deal for Plossl High Quality Ostara Eyepiece 1.25" Inch Set, 5mm, 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, 40mm with Hardcase, price is £99. Is this a good price, and are they any good ?ThanksJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbooder Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I would pretty much stay clear. Anything that calls itself Hi Quality at that price is lying. They are typical mass produced China made EPs. I have one that I was given. It is the only EP I do not use. I am keeping in case the barrel becomes useful for a mod.For £40 more you can get the Celestron set from FLO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue1892 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 I would pretty much stay clear. Anything that calls itself Hi Quality at that price is lying. They are typical mass produced China made EPs. I have one that I was given. It is the only EP I do not use. I am keeping in case the barrel becomes useful for a mod.For £40 more you can get the Celestron set from FLOThanks sbooder, I did think the price seemed low after looking around on the web, but wanted to get feed back from people who know more.Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rory Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 As above , you'll get better value for your £99 elsewhere. A 5mm plossl would be near useless I'd have thought .I'd save your dosh for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel-K Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 or two BST explorers!!! http://www.skysthelimit.org.uk/bst%20ed%20eyepieces.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan potts Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I agree with the first answer but would aviod sets. Go for the BST's they will be better than the stock eyepieces from your scope manufacturer. Plossl eyepieces like Orthoscopic eyepieces also have a very short eye-relief at the 5mm and 6mm end so are more difficult to use but good Plossl eyepieces are great addition to any eyepiece collection. Televue make some excellent ones and the Meade Series 5000 Super Plossl range I had were also very good. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YKSE Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 @Rogue1892 Agree with rory. Save your hard-earn money, spend more time with your stock eyepieces before thinking of get new eyepieces. You have better chance to come to right decisions when you know what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue1892 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks for your replies, I'm going to stick with what I've got for now and get the feel for things, then in the future I'll take on board with advice left in here. Cheers.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabeoo1 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Great advice from everyone as always! It made me think again about Ken Fulton's excellent book 'The Light Hearted Astronomer'. One part says with tongue in cheek "You do not need that set of 64 eyepieces." He advises, "Face it, unless you're gonna use them for chess pieces, you don't need that many."I think there is some truth in this book, well worth a read. Buy them 1 at a time as you discover the need for them & buy nice quality (plenty on the forum discussed for all budgets).Enjoy the scope, I looked through one of those and its an excellent choice & very portable which is very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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