What is a good Barlow lens and good quality eyepieces

[Andy55]

Hi all 

Looking for information on a rely good Barlow lens and high quality eyepieces I dont want the generic type looking for really high quality I have a  MEADE LXD75 SN-10"

Edited September 25, 2019 by Andy55

[Louis D]

For plain barlow lenses, the Televue 2x is hard to beat for the money.  If you want to splash out more money for a telecentric model, get a Televue Powermate.  Some rather high end barlows include the Carl Zeiss 2x Abbe Barlow and the Astro-Physics 2" Advanced Convertible Barlow (BARADV).

[Ruud]

TeleVue makes some of the best eyepieces, their Delos line being the best according to many (me to).

They also make good Barlows and powermates, but I've heard that the Siebert and Dakin Barlows are better. I just have TeleVue Barlows (4 of them) and I think the 3x is truly awesome.

Some say that the TV Delos 17.3mm is the weakest of that line. Instead of that eyepiece I think you should consider the Morpheus 17.5mm, which is extremely good.

 

[Louis D]

As for high quality eyepieces, I would tend toward anything made by Televue, Pentax, Nikon, Zeiss, Takahashi, and Vixen.

[John]

I've owned a few barlows and some Tele Vue Powermates. The Powermates are superb in my opinion. They just seem to be invisible in the optical train apart from amplifying the image.

Your SN-10 is an F/4 I believe ?. F/4 is very challenging for eyepieces that have wider fields in respect of maintaining sharpness across the view. Tele Vue have made this a strength over the years.

Be prepared to spend as much or more on eyepieces as you have on the scope though !

[Andy55]

25 minutes ago, John said:

I've owned a few barlows and some Tele Vue Powermates. The Powermates are superb in my opinion. They just seem to be invisible in the optical train apart from amplifying the image.

Your SN-10 is an F/4 I believe ?. F/4 is very challenging for eyepieces that have wider fields in respect of maintaining sharpness across the view. Tele Vue have made this a strength over the years.

Be prepared to spend as much or more on eyepieces as you have on the scope though !

Thanks John 

And yes it is a f/4 all of this is amazing information excited to go shopping lol