Show me your eyepiece/accessories case, please.

[E621Keith]

and what goes inside

[alan potts]

Very nice Keith, I didn't think the Nikons were available in England. Do you know how they compair with Televues?

Alan.

[Damo636]

Those Peli cases look the business Keith & a bargain at those prices! The glassware aint too shabby either ;-)

Edited January 21, 2013 by Damo636

[E621Keith]

Very nice Keith, I didn't think the Nikons were available in England. Do you know how they compair with Televues?

Alan.

They weren't, I bought 12.5HW and 10SW in Japan while I was there for the Venus Transit. I wanted to see what they are like because the are far less common than TV or Pentax. It turned out I liked them a lot, so I bought the other three when I was in Japan for conference a few months later.

I have yet to look through an equivalent TV so I don't know how they compare.

Hopefully someone will let me have a look through their Ethos and Delos at SGL8.

I bought the Nikon MC on fleabay and one on ABS, sometimes they come up at a bargain price. The biggest problem with the MC is 1.25"-MC adapter is very hard to find.

[Moonshane]

I think you need to get your eyes checked Keith if you think they are a matching pair!

[E621Keith]

I think you need to get your eyes checked Keith if you think they are a matching pair!

they are in the dark

[Moonshane]

true enough - and almost when foam side out.

[alan potts]

Never been to Japan, one of the very few that I haven't been to out that way, along with N Korea.

No you really have a large set of rather rare and excellent eyepieces there, I'm turning a bit the colour of the writing on my eyepieces.

Hope some has a ethos at the Star Party, if that is what it is.

BTW I have Peli cases with my Camera stuff in, just got a Geoptik case from TS, almost as good half the price.

Alan.

Edited January 21, 2013 by alan potts

[bomberbaz]

Decided to upgrade my EP case, the bag I have (STILL), was getting to cramped what with cables, EP's, etc, so I decided to pay a visit to Maplins having seen this:

http://www.maplin.co...se-large-228650 A little costly yes, but the biggest thing I could find that would fit all my EP's and other bits in one place and it is tough and lightweight. The old bag still has cables, headlamp and other bits in.

Here's how it looks:

[earth titan]

Go on then....

Still a place for a 32mm TV plossls, when I find one

Typed by me on my fone, using fumms... Excuse eny speling errurs.

[Planetesimal]

Inspired by this thread, I got a flight case from Maplin. Still plenty of space for my new TAL plossls and diagonal!

[Angus Wright]

Thanks for all the pics and ideas for eyepiece cases, it has made me realise that is exactly what I need. I'll probably go through a few attempts before I am happy but I'm off foam shopping this weekend.

[moogoomonkey]

The maplin case is pretty much perfect! Comes with foam too dude

[Planetesimal]

Inspired by this thread, I got a flight case from Maplin. Still plenty of space for my new TAL plossls and diagonal!

And here they are!

Hmm... still an alarmingly large space in the middle there, surely I don't need more eyepieces? Maybe a filter or two? Surely not...

[jabberwocky]

Efoam.co.uk is good for foam, different types and they cut it to size for you, just enter the dimensions online and away you go

[nightfisher]

I have to get some more foam and redo my case, i have sold some ep`s and bought a lovely new circle T 5mm orthoscopic,ortho`s are now my most used ep`s

[Pig]

Cant Paste it ?

Edited February 6, 2013 by Pig

[faulksy]

my new range,very pleased, notice the plug and the wire on the diagonal to heat the e.p,s works a treat

Edited March 1, 2013 by faulksy

[jabberwocky]

Ditched the DJs CD case I was using and switched to the maplins case, much lighter and more compact.

[houston]

Anyone know what foam to use for an eyepiece case. Heard some can damage the optics?

[Tinker1947]

Try these people, a medium type........if you keep the caps on the EP, there's no real chance of damage,,,,,

http://efoam.co.uk/quote.php?FoamCutToShape=rectangle&shape=Srectangle&result=969&size=196&thickness=3&length=19&width=17&meas=in

[E621Keith]

Anyone know what foam to use for an eyepiece case. Heard some can damage the optics?

You should always use eyepiece caps. Caps prevent things from touching the glass in your eyepiece.

Otherwise, every type of foam will damage your optics, because foam is really good at trapping dust, grit and sand.

[houston]

Cheers. Have eyepieces in their boxes so a pain when observing. 2" holder on sw dob mount not great. Be much better in case.

[jason.p]

Here's mine, a sandwich box with plastic pill pots lined with bubble wrap. A bit crude but will have to do for now.

[bob1957]

Here's mine (another from Maplins)

Bob