Lupus Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 l am looking for the vixen barlow. they have 2 different one. the T and DX. Dx is much expensive than the other one. i can't find any source about these 2 barlows. how much different are they? all i found is the DX has multi coated and 3 element lens. what are these? please someone explain this to me. thank you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Drew Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hello Lupus, welcome to this forum. Multicoated usually means that all the lens surfaces have been coated, a three lens Barlow can be expected to offer slightly better performance than a two lens item, hence the extra cost. All Vixen items are good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupus Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Do you think i should go for the vixen Barlow T lens which the cheaper one or the multi coated one? i really wanna see how different it is because the price is 4 times than the DX one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdance Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 If you have the funds, I heartily recommend the Tele Vue 3x Barlow. Probably the best accessory I've bought along with the Rigel Quickfinder. The TV Barlow just oozes quality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupus Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 If you have the funds, I heartily recommend the Tele Vue 3x Barlow. Probably the best accessory I've bought along with the Rigel Quickfinder. The TV Barlow just oozes quality...3x would that be hard to see? the problem of vibration? my OTA aperture is only 4". fol 1035mm. is it going to be problem? can you upload the pic of your barlow u have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotemobile Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 http://www.green-witch.com/acatalog/Vixen_Barlow_Lens.html I see what you mean about the price.How about this. http://www.firstlightoptics.com/baader-planetarium/baader-classic-q-225x-barlow.html Baader are very good. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdance Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 3x would that be hard to see? the problem of vibration? my OTA aperture is only 4". fol 1035mm. is it going to be problem? can you upload the pic of your barlow u have?No problem on seeing using my wider eps with the TV (30 to 15 say). I use it a lot. Vibration? Nope, not really noticed that with my tabletop 4.5" baby Dob. Sorry, I don't have a pic right now. Should be easy enough to google an image. And it's not as expensive as that £119 Vixen, at least when I bought mine. Think mine was £80ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Steele Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Currently TV barlows are around the £80 mark from eg. the widescreen centre http://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/Catalogue/Tele_Vue_Barlow_Lenses.html you could probably get a pre-loved one for around £50-60 from the classifieds section or Astrobuysell.com/uk I have a Tal Barlow and for the price (around £30) it is excellent.Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupus Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 you guys are informative. now i am struggling which one is best for me. it seems TV barlow lens is better than the vixen barlow DX lens. i am thinking to get it. 2x, 3x, big lens and powermate? i am newbie. don't know which one is good to me. this is my first barlow lens. i dont wanna choose the wrong one. plz help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotemobile Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 http://www.green-witch.com/acatalog/Vixen_Barlow_Lens.htmlI see what you mean about the price.How about this.http://www.firstlightoptics.com/baader-planetarium/baader-classic-q-225x-barlow.htmlBaader are very good.Steveyou guys are informative. now i am struggling which one is best for me. it seems TV barlow lens is better than the vixen barlow DX lens. i am thinking to get it. 2x, 3x, big lens and powermate? i am newbie. don't know which one is good to me. this is my first barlow lens. i dont wanna choose the wrong one. plz help!!!I just didSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 It would be useful to know what scope and eyepieces you are going to use the barlow lens with. This may make a difference to the recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotemobile Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 you guys are informative. now i am struggling which one is best for me. it seems TV barlow lens is better than the vixen barlow DX lens. i am thinking to get it. 2x, 3x, big lens and powermate? i am newbie. don't know which one is good to me. this is my first barlow lens. i dont wanna choose the wrong one. plz help!!!http://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-eyepieces/skywatcher-ed-deluxe-2x-two-inch-barlow-lens.htmlhttp://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-eyepieces/skywatcher-deluxe-2x-barlow.htmlThese are the 2 Barlows I use.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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