Vixen NLV, impulse buy

[Timebandit]

Hello. I recently have seen a vixen NLV 4mm. It has been a long time since purchasing a vixen, I still have a older silver top type 7.5mm Japan plossl. I think these NLV eyepieces may be the predecessor to the modern vixen SLV ,and I may be wrong but I have a feeling the NLV were Japan origin while the newer SLV are from possible China/Taiwan type of location.   Hopefully if these are from Japan the Optics should be good(which you need in a high power magnification eyepieces) and I understand these come with very good eye relief and a twist up cup assists with eye position. Therefore I thought I would give this eyepiece a whirl and for the price of around a budget type plossel then it will be interesting of its performance . 

 

 

 

 

 

An interesting eyepiece☺

[Stu]

Should be fun. Nice to have good eye relief on a higher mag eyepiece. The fov is 'cosy' but will be fine for high power lunar, planetary and doubles.

[Roy Challen]

Being made in China is no longer a synonym for being of inferior quality (at least in some things) and I preferred my SLVs to my NLVs. However we are talking tiny differences optically, which probably go unnoticed during most observing sessions. Construction-wise though, the SLV is definately better.

They're both very good eyepieces though - enjoy!

[Mr Spock]

I used to have a 4mm for use with the 250mm Newt I had. It gave me the best views of Mars I've ever had.

[Chris]

The SLV's have the better build (the plastic twist up eyecup on the NLV's are not what you'd normally expect of Vixen) but optically they are both top notch. I've owned a number of both in the past and they are great eyepieces for driven mounts, and give really comfortable bright orthoscopic views at a great price, enjoy!  

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

The NLV is the successor to the LV, and indeed the predecessor to the SLV. I have two SLVs and have had two LV, and they were all very good and comfortable to use. The 4mm should be great

[Richard Hather]

The only 2 vixen pieces I've had are the 8mm and 40mm NPL.

My 40mm was lovely to use good ER and clear optically.

My 8mm was a bit tight on ER but was optically clear.

In my opinion you can't go wrong with vixen ?

Richard