Favourite eyepiece?

[Dantooine]

This ones for just for fun. 
Everyone has a favourite eyepiece for one reason or another, so which one is yours? (No zooms) 🤔

[vlaiv]

Oh, come on, why no zooms?

I don't have favorite zoom - but might one day - and then it will be my favorite eyepiece

ES82° 11mm - because it's razor sharp

[AstroNtinos]

The Sky-Watcher 28mm LET 2" eyepiece i love the design.

[Astroscot2]

My recently bought APM UFF 30mm,  provides stunning pin point views of the sky.

Edited December 16, 2020 by Astroscot2

[Ags]

I am finding eyepieces a bit annoying at the moment. You always need one more.

[Louis D]

That's like asking a parent to choose a favorite child. 😲

[Dantooine]

31 minutes ago, AstroNtinos said:

The Sky-Watcher 28mm LET 2" eyepiece i love the design.

I’ve just given one of those to a friend. He loves it too. 

[Dantooine]

19 minutes ago, Astroscot2 said:

My recently bought APM UFF 30mm,  provides stunning pin point views of the sky.

I have one of these. Big monster with monster views. 

[Dantooine]

20 minutes ago, Ags said:

I am finding eyepieces a bit annoying at the moment. You always need one more.

Can’t do anything or go anywhere so why not 😂

[HollyHound]

Pentax XW30 with Dioptrx... just amazing, sharp, wide views in the 10" dob 😃

Edited December 15, 2020 by HollyHound

[Dantooine]

40 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

Oh, come on, why no zooms?

I don't have favorite zoom - but might one day - and then it will be my favorite eyepiece

ES82° 11mm - because it's razor sharp

I had some 82’s. I favoured the 14 & 8.8. 

[Dantooine]

1 minute ago, HollyHound said:

Pentax XW30 with Dioptrx... just amazing, sharp wide views in the 10" dob 😃

You have a few to decide from 🤣

[HollyHound]

Just now, Dantooine said:

You have a few to decide from 🤣

I don't know what you mean 🤣

Actually, I would like to put the Delos 14mm in as my second favourite now, based on the last few nights with it 👍

[HollyHound]

39 minutes ago, AstroNtinos said:

The Sky-Watcher 28mm LET 2" eyepiece i love the design.

I'd forgotten I had this one, it sits in the ST80 as a finder when running dual scope on the iOptron AZ Mount Pro... really rather nice eyepiece 😃

[Dantooine]

1 minute ago, HollyHound said:

I don't know what you mean 🤣

Actually, I would like to put the Delos 14mm in as my second favourite now, based on the last few nights with it 👍

I was expecting that as first choice since you shoot out. 

[HollyHound]

1 hour ago, Dantooine said:

I was expecting that as first choice since you shoot out. 

Still a work in progress, but yes in the 14mm slot, the Delos is now the favourite... purely based on field curvature with the XW14, which is a shame because in terms of centre of field view, contrast, comfort and ergonomics it's a tad better... these differences are so minor though that the better sharpness at edge of field makes a win for the Delos 👍

I still love that big view in the XW30 though, and the fact that the Dioptrx integrates into the eyecup too... now you see it, now you don't 😃

 

Edited December 15, 2020 by HollyHound
Added photo of XW30

[Luke]

I'm going to be lazy and go for the 21mm Ethos. Why?

Because it is my widest eyepiece and if you saw how bad I was at star hopping with a manual dob, you'd understand perfectly!

They don't get so much love these days, but I am quite fond of my 8mm Radian. It has served me very well for solar viewing, and my gear tends to get more use for solar.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

That is near impossible to say. It all depends on the target. My Nagler 31T5 gets a lot of use, and the 22T4 is really great as well on DSOs. The latest ES 12mm 92 deg is awesome, and the brace of XW and Delos EPs are magnificent for planets.

[HollyHound]

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

and the brace of XW and Delos EPs are magnificent for planets

Have to agree with this and they work superbly even when used with ES 2x Focal Extender👍

Edited December 15, 2020 by HollyHound

[ollypenrice]

TeleVue Ethos 13mm. I say this not because a 13mm is my favourite FL: it's a bit short in the SCT. But for sheer quality the view is impeccable. Sharp to the edge (and the edge needs you to move your head to find, which I like.) Stunning contrast and a strange sensation of the glass being invisible. I'd like a longer FL Ethos as well but have a 26 Nagler so I've no excuse to buy one...

Olly

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

2 minutes ago, ollypenrice said:

TeleVue Ethos 13mm. I say this not because a 13mm is my favourite FL: it's a bit short in the SCT. But for sheer quality the view is impeccable. Sharp to the edge (and the edge needs you to move your head to find, which I like.) Stunning contrast and a strange sensation of the glass being invisible. I'd like a longer FL Ethos as well but have a 26 Nagler so I've no excuse to buy one...

Olly

If you really want that longer Ethos, you could always part with your Nagler 26T5. I am sure there will be kind people forming and orderly line to take it off your hands. ME FIRST!!! ORDERLY LINE I SAID! 😜

[johninderby]

The 26mm Nagler is one pf my all time favourite eyepieces. It’s one of those “just right” eyepieces. .

[globular]

I am obsessing over an ES92/17.  Unfortunately the obsession is trying to get one rather than looking through one. Does that still count?

[Dantooine]

40 minutes ago, globular said:

I am obsessing over an ES92/17.  Unfortunately the obsession is trying to get one rather than looking through one. Does that still count?

The Es 92’s are amazing eyepieces but they are heavy. 

[Dantooine]

1 hour ago, ollypenrice said:

TeleVue Ethos 13mm. I say this not because a 13mm is my favourite FL: it's a bit short in the SCT. But for sheer quality the view is impeccable. Sharp to the edge (and the edge needs you to move your head to find, which I like.) Stunning contrast and a strange sensation of the glass being invisible. I'd like a longer FL Ethos as well but have a 26 Nagler so I've no excuse to buy one...

Olly

I would have to agree with you on the 13E. There is something very special about it. I think it’s an eyepiece that somehow shows everything the way you want to see it.