If I were to chop my Vixen 22mm LVW....

[Saganite]

Hmm decisions decisions. 

Good luck Alan, I'll be watching with interest. Your gonna love the 19mm Pan I think......

[Saganite]

On 1/31/2018 at 19:16, Louis D said:

Well, we just had one blue Moon last night and the next is March 31st, so you should be in luck. 

Hi Louis D,

Wow, I will consult you the next time I want an eyepiece!

A beautiful pristine Celestron Ultima  35mm arrived on the morning of 31st March from the US.

I need another now, so any predictions ?

 

cheers 

 

 

Steve

Edited April 22, 2018 by Saganite

[25585]

1 hour ago, Saganite said:

Hi Louis D,

Wow, I will consult you the next time I want an eyepiece!

A beautiful pristine Celestron Ultima  35mm arrived on the morning of 31st March from the US.

I need another now, so any predictions ?

 

cheers 

 

 

Steve

Going by CN; Orion Ultrascopic, Antares Super Plossl, Parks Gold & Baader Eudiascopic all have the same optics 35mm for the pseudo-Masuyama. Celestron should be the easiest to acquire due to brand, in theory. 

[Louis D]

6 hours ago, 25585 said:

Going by CN; Orion Ultrascopic, Antares Super Plossl, Parks Gold & Baader Eudiascopic all have the same optics 35mm for the pseudo-Masuyama. Celestron should be the easiest to acquire due to brand, in theory. 

Here's a link to Don Pensack's excellent post on the subject from 2013.

[25585]

Now owning a single (still) 35mm Baader Eudiascopic & a 30mm, I have found only the 35 to have usable eye relief as a glasses wearer. A TV 32mm Plossl is in-between. 

For 1.25 fit low 20s eye relief eps, in low 20s focal length, the LVW & Pentax XW are good, as are Vixen SLV. (Drop down by a few mm & there are the TV Delos & Delite longest FL eps of 17 & 18 respectively. Nikon 17.5mm NAV-SW has good eye relief as well.

The Vixen LVW 22mm is not a heavy eye piece for its FL & 65 AFOV. Noticably lighter than the 17 LVW, & more compact, it's best of that excellent range. 

Japanese-made optics are returning to specialist exclusivity again, &/or simpler designs. Vixen HR & SSW for high mag specialisation, SLV - buy them all now!. Takahashi are exclusive, including LE range, period. Nikon NAV-HW & SW are narrow in FL choice & astro/spotting scope dual purpose. Pentax XW & XF are spotter eps which (for some FL) are good astro optics too. 

You can only bend light and correct optically in so many ways that are practical for eyeball viewing & manufacture costs. It's up to accessories & electronics to enhance what lenses deliver now. IS diagonal anyone?

Edited April 22, 2018 by 25585

[Alan White]

As the final posting by me on this:

'If I were to chop my LVW 22mm'........I would be mad!

It's just too much of a nice eyepiece,
easy to use, comfortable, clear and sharp and something of a hero in my eyepiece case.

If you had not realised its staying and is a keeper.
Must note that the 19mm Panoptic that nearly knocked it out is also a keeper for my short scopes for easier balance, I rather like the 19mm Pan too.

[25585]

  

[Alan White]

As a non final posting, it was chopped.
I bought a near set of LVW from Tring Astronomy and loved them, then fell for the Green and Black lure.

Do I regret it, heck yes, that 22 mm was a peach.
It went onto another here, who stopped astro and sold to another here last year.

Anyone want to sell me a nice 22 mm LVW? 
(By the way MODS, that is a rhetorical question and not a shortcut from the Wanted section).

 

[F15Rules]

The Vixen LVW22 is one of my all time top 3 eyepieces. Judged by what I consider for me to be the most important 3 strengths..  (sharpness on axis, contrast and comfort), the LVW22 is top class and I dearly miss mine.

But I have a plan, and WILL get another one at some point..😏

Dave

[Saganite]

2 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

The Vixen LVW22 is one of my all time top 3 eyepieces. Judged by what I consider for me to be the most important 3 strengths..  (sharpness on axis, contrast and comfort), the LVW22 is top class and I dearly miss mine.

But I have a plan, and WILL get another one at some point..😏

Dave

I have had all of the LVW range at different times and I agree wholeheartedly that the 22mm is the 'standout' performer. I would have chosen a pair of these over the 24mm Pans that I have but in a bino, they left no room for my snozzle.

 

[Louis D]

16 minutes ago, Saganite said:

I have had all of the LVW range at different times and I agree wholeheartedly that the 22mm is the 'standout' performer. I would have chosen a pair of these over the 24mm Pans that I have but in a bino, they left no room for my snozzle.

 

I guess I'll have to pick one up some day to compare to my AT AF70 and NT4 22mm eyepieces.  I might even have to pick up a Pan 22mm to complete the shootout.  Lots of folks over here rave about the latter as well.

[John]

I've used all the LVW's but I agree that the 22mm was the pick of them. The others are pretty good as well

The 22mm LVW is on my "wish I hadn't sold it" list, along with a few others ......

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, Saganite said:

I have had all of the LVW range at different times and I agree wholeheartedly that the 22mm is the 'standout' performer. I would have chosen a pair of these over the 24mm Pans that I have but in a bino, they left no room for my snozzle

So, Steve, you're saying that if you had differently dimensioned facial features, who "nose", you might now have an LVW22 mm pair??😂🤣

Dave

[Louis D]

3 hours ago, F15Rules said:

So, Steve, you're saying that if you had differently dimensioned facial features, who "nose", you might now have an LVW22 mm pair??😂🤣

Dave

Groan.

[Mr Spock]

I sold my 22mmT4 and 17mmT4 and replaced them with LVWs. No regrets at all. The 22mm LVW is the best eyepiece I've used.