Show me your eyepiece/accessories case, please.

[Voyager 3]

17 hours ago, HollyHound said:

I took delivery of two more cases today, one very small which will house a small “lightweight” set of Plossls and Orthos... will sort that out later in the week and post a photo.

The big case I already have, now holds the set of Pentax XWs (30, 20, 14, 10, 7, 5 and 3.5) and a few other selected 1.25” eyepieces... Delos 14, Panoptic 24 and 15, ES 4.7 82, Baader Morpheus 17.5, Genuine Ortho 12.5, Classic Ortho 6, Hyperion 2.25x Barlow, ES Focal Extender 2” 2x and 1.25” 2x, plus a couple of filters.

Newly added today, is a medium size case, which holds just the “dob” set... Ethos (21, 13, 8, 6 and 3.7) and Paracorr II.

Seems the plan to have one set, has turned into three sets, but at least they are now better organised 🤣

You sure are a serious patient of this addiction ! I remember how you slowly grew into XWs then a APM 20mm then soon followed 4 Ethos !! ATB in your hobby .

[Stardaze]

3 hours ago, Mark at Beaufort said:

Its many years since I posted my eyepiece case. I recently bought a Nagler 3-6mm zoom so I thought the photo should be updated.

From top left - 24mm ES68, 6mm Ethos, 17mm Celestron Ultima DUO, 20mm Myriad 100 degree

Middle far left -9mm Fujiyama Ortho, 10mm Baader Ortho, 6mm Baader Ortho. Middle far right - collection of filters UHC, O-III and H.Beta all marked for easy finding and access

Bottom left - Nagler 3-6mm zoom, 10mm Celestron Ultima DUO, 9mm Myriad 100 degree and 13mm Ethos.

Super set Mark. What caps have you at the bottom of the 2 Ethos? Looks like a 2” collar and no caps?

[faulksy]

3 hours ago, Mark at Beaufort said:

Its many years since I posted my eyepiece case. I recently bought a Nagler 3-6mm zoom so I thought the photo should be updated.

From top left - 24mm ES68, 6mm Ethos, 17mm Celestron Ultima DUO, 20mm Myriad 100 degree

Middle far left -9mm Fujiyama Ortho, 10mm Baader Ortho, 6mm Baader Ortho. Middle far right - collection of filters UHC, O-III and H.Beta all marked for easy finding and access

Bottom left - Nagler 3-6mm zoom, 10mm Celestron Ultima DUO, 9mm Myriad 100 degree and 13mm Ethos.

very nice set mark. you really don't need any more than that

[Mark at Beaufort]

8 minutes ago, Stardaze said:

Super set Mark. What caps have you at the bottom of the 2 Ethos? Looks like a 2” collar and no caps?

The caps are baader 28mms fine tuning extension rings. These are much cheaper than the TeleVue range.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Another slight change, with an ES 17mm 92° EP replacing the Nagler 17T4 (leftmost EP, second row) 

The complete order of battle is: top row: Vixen LVW 42 mm, TV Nagler 31T5 "Panzerfaust", Nagler 22T4 (last T4 in the collection), UHC and H-beta filters, Orion Optics 2" Amici prism

2nd riw: ES 17mm 92°, TV Delos 14 mm, ES 12mm 92°, 2" dielectric star diagonal. 

3rd row: Pentax XW 10 mm, TV Delos 8 mm, Pentax XW 7 mm

4th row: TV Delos 6 mm, Pentax XW 5 mm, Denkmeier filter-switch diagonal 

[Stardaze]

1 hour ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Another slight change, with an ES 17mm 92° EP replacing the Nagler 17T4 (leftmost EP, second row) 

The complete order of battle is: top row: Vixen LVW 42 mm, TV Nagler 31T5 "Panzerfaust", Nagler 22T4 (last T4 in the collection), UHC and H-beta filters, Orion Optics 2" Amici prism

2nd riw: ES 17mm 92°, TV Delos 14 mm, ES 12mm 92°, 2" dielectric star diagonal. 

3rd row: Pentax XW 10 mm, TV Delos 8 mm, Pentax XW 7 mm

4th row: TV Delos 6 mm, Pentax XW 5 mm, Denkmeier filter-switch diagonal 

Another mighty fine set! Super mix indeed.

[Louis D]

On 12/03/2021 at 11:31, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Another slight change, with an ES 17mm 92° EP replacing the Nagler 17T4 (leftmost EP, second row) 

The complete order of battle is: top row: Vixen LVW 42 mm, TV Nagler 31T5 "Panzerfaust", Nagler 22T4 (last T4 in the collection), UHC and H-beta filters, Orion Optics 2" Amici prism

2nd riw: ES 17mm 92°, TV Delos 14 mm, ES 12mm 92°, 2" dielectric star diagonal. 

3rd row: Pentax XW 10 mm, TV Delos 8 mm, Pentax XW 7 mm

4th row: TV Delos 6 mm, Pentax XW 5 mm, Denkmeier filter-switch diagonal 

I've got a similar lineup in my A-team case except that I don't have the Delos 6mm and 8mm eyepieces, or really anything in either focal length range aside from my 5-8mm SW zoom which has too little eye relief for me.  I've thought I might want something in those slots, but I find myself happily skipping from my 9mm Morpheus to my 7mm XW to my 5.2mm XL to my 3.5mm XW without feeling like I've jumped too much in any one step, except perhaps with the 3.5mm XW.

My question is, do you make much use of those those single digit Delos eyepieces?  Or do you prefer them and skip the XWs?  I'm thinking a 4.5mm Morpheus or Delos might get more use than either a 6mm or 8mm Delos.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

6 minutes ago, Louis D said:

I've got a similar lineup in my A-team case except that I don't have the Delos 6mm and 8mm eyepieces, or really anything in either focal length range aside from my 5-8mm SW zoom which has too little eye relief for me.  I've thought I might want something in those slots, but I find myself happily skipping from my 9mm Morpheus to my 7mm XW to my 5.2mm XL to my 3.5mm XW without feeling like I've jumped too much in any one step, except perhaps with the 3.5mm XW.

My question is, do you make much use of those those single digit Delos eyepieces?  Or do you prefer them and skip the XWs?  I'm thinking a 4.5mm Morpheus or Delos might get more use than either a 6mm or 8mm Delos.

For planetary observation I like to be able to adjust precisely to seeing conditions. I use parfocaliser rings on the Delos 6 and 8 mm eyepieces so they match the XWs. On my C8 at F/10, I like to have closely spaced EPs to fine tune the magnification to the seeing. I would love to insert a 9 mm between the XW10 and Delos 8, if truth be told. I certainly find the jump from 203x with the XW10 to 290x with the XW7 too much. The 254x offered by the Delos 8 very handy. Under good conditions I can even use the 6mm at 338x, especially on Mars and the Moon. The XW5 is more useful in my faster scopes. 

[Louis D]

52 minutes ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

For planetary observation I like to be able to adjust precisely to seeing conditions. I use parfocaliser rings on the Delos 6 and 8 mm eyepieces so they match the XWs. On my C8 at F/10, I like to have closely spaced EPs to fine tune the magnification to the seeing. I would love to insert a 9 mm between the XW10 and Delos 8, if truth be told. I certainly find the jump from 203x with the XW10 to 290x with the XW7 too much. The 254x offered by the Delos 8 very handy. Under good conditions I can even use the 6mm at 338x, especially on Mars and the Moon. The XW5 is more useful in my faster scopes. 

I tend to use 1200mm and shorter focal length scopes.  I do have a 15" f/5 Dob that might make those closely spaced eyepieces useful, but I haven't used it in years since my back got messed up in an auto accident.

[HollyHound]

Finally got round to sorting out the other two cases... 

Firstly a grab and go case (Plossls, Orthos, Barlow & diagonal) for quick short sessions and just keeping things simple😀

Then a small case to keep the binoviewer, Hyperion zooms, Meade 16mm pair, 1.6x Barlow and erecting prism, when not living on the Mak 127.

 

Edited March 15, 2021 by HollyHound

[Barry-W-Fenner]

My shameful EP case evolution 😁

Roll on clear skies so I can look through them rather than at them!

 

[JeremyS]

1 hour ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

My shameful EP case evolution 😁

Roll on clear skies so I can look through them rather than at them!

 

There’s a theme going on there 😊

[Barry-W-Fenner]

13 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

There’s a theme going on there 😊

I'm weak Jeremy.  Couldn't help myself. Must resist the 12mm!!  😂

[HollyHound]

5 minutes ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

I'm weak Jeremy.  Couldn't help myself. Must resist the 12mm!!  😂

I’ve still retained the Morpheus 17.5 and sold my DeLite 18... both are excellent eyepieces, but for me I find the Morpheus just gives that extra FoV that I now love 😃

They’re superb eyepieces and that’s a lovely set 👍

[Barry-W-Fenner]

1 hour ago, HollyHound said:

I’ve still retained the Morpheus 17.5 and sold my DeLite 18... both are excellent eyepieces, but for me I find the Morpheus just gives that extra FoV that I now love 😃

They’re superb eyepieces and that’s a lovely set 👍

Thank you HollyHound.  The large FOV is one of the things that appeals to me with the Morpheus range, along with the comfortable eye relief. The 17.5mm in particular is an amazing performer. I also highly rate the 9mm. A very crisp EP to view with and my main go to. The x167mag is a nice power to view at through the Dob.

I doubt I will ever have the privilege of looking through the other black & Green brand of EP! I bet they give some amazing clear views, expecially complemented with the parracor.

I got fancy a low power APM next. Not sure if they do anything in the 40mm focal range though.

Best not approach the wife about that just yet though. Only just taken possession of the 4.5 morph 😂😁

[Dantooine]

5 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

My shameful EP case evolution 😁

Roll on clear skies so I can look through them rather than at them!

 

Nothing shameful about that. 

[Sky-searcher]

Reshuffle of my case today as the Starguider’s have been replaced over the last 2 years. Morpheus 6.5,9 & 14mm. Es 24/68. 2x Hyperflex 7.2-21 zooms, Baader BCO 10 & 18mm pair’s for the binoviewers. Baader 2.25 Barlow & ES 2” 2x focal extender. Some space left for a couple more to complete my set 😉

[tuckstar]

Been a while so here's my cases.

Clavè plossls and Barlow (negatif f= -113.4) and baader zeiss amici prism for my telementor 2.

My 100° ES for the dob

Williams bino and 20mm plus pair of pentax xf 8.5mm, 12mm on their way. Again for the telementor.

Edited April 10, 2021 by tuckstar

[Dantooine]

On 16/03/2021 at 17:59, Barry-W-Fenner said:

My shameful EP case evolution 😁

Roll on clear skies so I can look through them rather than at them!

 

How are you getting on with those eyepieces?

[Barry-W-Fenner]

4 hours ago, Sky-searcher said:

Reshuffle of my case today as the Starguider’s have been replaced over the last 2 years. Morpheus 6.5,9 & 14mm. Es 24/68. 2x Hyperflex 7.2-21 zooms, Baader BCO 10 & 18mm pair’s for the binoviewers. Baader 2.25 Barlow & ES 2” 2x focal extender. Some space left for a couple more to complete my set 😉

Great set you have there. I appreciate you have a pair of 18mm EP's for the binos but a 17.5mm Morph would still sit in you set beautifully 🙂 a fantastic low power wide FOV ep.

 

 

[Sky-searcher]

10 minutes ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

Great set you have there. I appreciate you have a pair of 18mm EP's for the binos but a 17.5mm Morph would still sit in you set beautifully 🙂 a fantastic low power wide FOV ep.

 

 

Thanks, That is the next eyepiece Barry 👍

[badhex]

On 10/04/2021 at 21:36, Sky-searcher said:

Thanks, That is the next eyepiece Barry 👍

Seconded, the 17.5mm Morpheus has definitely had the most use of all my EPs since I bought it last year! I had a Meade 500 UWA 18mm which I really loved but the field lens went weird and the Morpheus was bought as a replacement. I love it even more than the 18mm UWA!

[badhex]

I'm actually in the process of building a travel kit using a TS Optics F6 70ED at the heart - I feel a new EP mini-case coming on!
Maybe a 2" GSO 30mm Superview for low power (although I'm not sure it will perform well at F6), the Morpheus 17mm for med/low and finally a 9mm Meade HD-60 maybe? A barlow to finish it off perhaps?

[HollyHound]

8 hours ago, badhex said:

I feel a new EP mini-case coming on!

How timely... I finally got myself sorted with the ideal (for me) mini “grab and go” set of 1.25” eyepieces that work perfectly with both my Tak FC-76DCU and FS-60CB 😃

Meade 3000 40, TV Panoptic 24, TV Panoptic 15, Baader Genuine Ortho 12.5

Baader Hyperion x2.25 Barlow, Fujiyama Ortho 9, TV 3-6 Zoom

ES 4.7 82 (Late addition as this gives fantastic lunar views)

Moon Filter and small Red Led Torch

All this goes in a very small Geoptik case, which I can carry out in one hand with either Tak on the ScopeTech Zero and Report tripod combo in the other 👍

Edited April 19, 2021 by HollyHound

[badhex]

Very nice! Lovely compact set. I don't know much about the Meade 3000 Plössls. What's the view like with that 40mm in your FS60? I would guess that it's a bit more forgiving with its 50° FOV?