eye pieces 1.25" vs 2"

[Compubyte]

Okay . could someone explain to me why you would buy a telescope with a 1.25" instead of a 2" eyepiece? 

is there any advantages to the 1.25" eyepiece over the 2" eyepiece? 

I would think i'd be better off purchasing a scope with a 2" eyepiece and not bother putting my $$$ into a bunch of 1.25" filters and eye peices??

unless as I stated there are pro's and cons' to both perhaps??

thanks

Frank

[John]

The advantage of the 2" eyepiece is that you can get around 50% more field of view from the wider barrel. Thats it really. Many folks therefore end up with a set of 1.25" eyepieces for high and medium power viewing and a 2" eyepiece for low power / wide field viewing. If your primary interest is the moon and planets then a 2" eyepiece may not be a lot of use.

[Moonshane]

The main advantage of 1.25" eyepieces is that they are (usually) lighter than the equivalent focal length in 2". I only tend to use 1.25" in my refractors as it means I don't have to rebalance. With my dobs it matters less.

[brantuk]

Also - if you get a 2" barrel with a 1.25" adator then you have the choice of using either. Ensure the barrels are threaded for filters so you're at at liberty to pick whichever size suits.

[bingevader]

Price? Has anyone mentioned that yet?!

2", bigger, EPs tend to be more expensive.