Show me your eyepiece/accessories case, please.

[Highburymark]

Along with a new telescope come unforeseen gaps in eyepiece collections. And so it has proved with the arrival of my TSA-120 - a yawning void has opened up between 130x and 225x. So a 5mm was needed for planetary views at 180x. 
I’ve broken the habit of a lifetime and gone for a Pentax XW, and very nice it looks too, beefy enough to hold its own in a case full of Televues. Have also added a 2.5mm Tak TOE for doubles and Moon. The 3.3mm is a stunning eyepiece, and so - inspired by others who own the equivalent Vixen HRs - I’m expecting great things of the 2.5mm for those rare evenings of perfect seeing. 

[ian2]

Here is my ebay flight case, with room for expansion. I left a wider than necessary gap between eyepieces in case I obtain physically bigger eyepieces in the future.😉

Edited August 21, 2021 by ian2
added photo

[Louis D]

6 hours ago, ian2 said:

wider than necessary gap between eyepieces in case I obtain physically bigger eyepieces in the future.😉

Actually, I consider 2 blocks the minimum, but 3 works better long term.  Over time, the separator blocks can tend to tear away from their neighbors, depending on how tight the fit is and how rubberized the exterior of neighboring eyepieces are.

[badhex]

Did a bit of a rejig and moved the BSTs to their rightful home (bolt cases in the travel backpack), and added my new Morpheus 4.5mm.

Pluck foam getting a bit deformed but I'm sure they'll spring back eventually.

The problem I see here is there is now space for another EP above the HD60 😱

 

 

 

 

[Zermelo]

16 hours ago, badhex said:

The problem I see here is there is now space for another EP above the HD60

"There is no such thing as a problem; there are only opportunities"

[badhex]

7 minutes ago, Zermelo said:

"There is no such thing as a problem; there are only opportunities"

Indeed! The opportunity arises for me to buy another eyepiece, which is a problem for my wallet  

[Barry-W-Fenner]

On 22/08/2021 at 18:28, badhex said:

Did a bit of a rejig and moved the BSTs to their rightful home (bolt cases in the travel backpack), and added my new Morpheus 4.5mm.

Pluck foam getting a bit deformed but I'm sure they'll spring back eventually.

The problem I see here is there is now space for another EP above the HD60 😱

 

 

 

 

Lovely looking set.

The 9mm Morpheus should just about fit in that space! 😁

My pluck foam is also looking a bit worse for wear after the BST to Morpheus upgrade. It was very tidy when the BST range sat in it.

Baz

[Voyager 3]

It also shows the size difference btw the 4.5mm and the 17.5m which may be the extreme ends ! 

[badhex]

5 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

The 9mm Morpheus should just about fit in that space! 😁

This is what worries me Baz!

4 hours ago, Voyager 3 said:

It also shows the size difference btw the 4.5mm and the 17.5m which may be the extreme ends ! 

Indeed. The 9mm is presumably about halfway between the two and I suspect would look great sat there instead of the HD60 😂

[Ags]

Or add another HD60 for the binoviewers you KNOW you need!

[Rainmaker]

My case after a lot of downsizing, these are the survivors of the cull....

[garryblueboy]

Haven’t upgraded in a while new case came today enabling a  reshuffle of cases in to nearly one I now have two cases and a bag for the Bino sets 

[Stu]

Somewhat ashamed to put this up here as I need to buy some new foam for the case. This was just a ‘proof of concept’ to see what I could fit in. Works ok I think. I’ve missed a few opportunities to post on the ‘Postman’ thread….. 😉

The 12.5mm Morpheus is feeling a little nervous right now, but I’ll see how it compares to the 13E.

In addition to this I have a full set of BGOs but they get relatively limited use these days. Will hang in to them though as they are great for travel.

[JeremyS]

19 minutes ago, Stu said:

Somewhat ashamed to put this up here as I need to buy some new foam for the case. This was just a ‘proof of concept’ to see what I could fit in. Works ok I think. I’ve missed a few opportunities to post on the ‘Postman’ thread….. 😉

The 12.5mm Morpheus is feeling a little nervous right now, but I’ll see how it compares to the 13E.

In addition to this I have a full set of BGOs but they get relatively limited use these days. Will hang in to them though as they are great for travel.

Is that 2 NZ’s Stu? 3/6 and 2/4? 
Nice 👍🏻 

[Stu]

3 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Is that 2 NZ’s Stu? 3/6 and 2/4? 
Nice 👍🏻 

Yes indeed. Probably don’t need both, but would be hard to find another 2 to 4 and I is handy for those high powers, so worth hanging on to.

[Stu]

Just playing around with case options. I thought having a 1.25” case was a good idea, so I put this little box of gems together. Hopefully they will get more use now, particularly the BGOs. Foam needs a bit of work but they are held quite firmly so all good.

[badhex]

On 19/09/2021 at 21:44, garryblueboy said:

Haven’t upgraded in a while new case came today enabling a  reshuffle of cases in to nearly one I now have two cases and a bag for the Bino sets 

My word... It's full of eyepieces!

[badhex]

8 hours ago, Stu said:

Just playing around with case options. I thought having a 1.25” case was a good idea, so I put this little box of gems together. Hopefully they will get more use now, particularly the BGOs. Foam needs a bit of work but they are held quite firmly so all good.

Lovely little set there Stu!

[JeremyS]

10 hours ago, Stu said:

Just playing around with case options. I thought having a 1.25” case was a good idea, so I put this little box of gems together. Hopefully they will get more use now, particularly the BGOs. Foam needs a bit of work but they are held quite firmly so all good.

Nice set Stu.

Why do you think the BGOs are in for more use?

[Stu]

17 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Nice set Stu.

Why do you think the BGOs are in for more use?

Just think they deserve more use and having them available in the case, rather than tucked away somewhere will hopefully mean I do use them more.

[Pixies]

11 hours ago, Stu said:

Just playing around with case options. I thought having a 1.25” case was a good idea, so I put this little box of gems together. Hopefully they will get more use now, particularly the BGOs. Foam needs a bit of work but they are held quite firmly so all good.

Ah! So you're the one with all the BGO's!

[Piero]

Some serious eyepiece collections! 

 

[Stu]

1 hour ago, Pixies said:

Ah! So you're the one with all the BGO's!

Yep , have had them for a long time and will hang on to them now. If I fall on hard times (again 🤪) then the others can go, and this little set plus 24mm pan and 3 to 6 nag will see me through, as they have done in the past 👍

[badhex]

Slightly off topic, but has anyone here owned both a BGO and BCO in the same FL at the same time and been able to do a direct comparison? @John I know you reviewed the BCOs for FLO some years ago.

[JeremyS]

Televue 1.25-inch case