Paul Rini and Gary Russell Eyepieces.

[SthBohemia]

Wondering how many others have had experience with these EP's. I purchased a couple from both sources, all in the 2" size, some 15-20 years ago and have had great results with them. Great value for money!

Cheers Rob.

[Louis D]

Rini eyepieces are generally made from uncoated or single coated surplus lenses, and as such, have loads of internal and surface reflections.  They also don't generally have defined field stops, so they have blurry field edges.  They're fine for beginners on a budget starting out as I was 20+ years ago, but just about any commercial offering gives contrastier and sharper views.  I wouldn't pay over $40 or $50 for one.  I have the 1.25" 35mm MPL, 2" 38mm MPL, 2" 29mm MPL, and 2" 42mm Erfle.  You can check out my images of each of these Rini's AFOVs in the following thread and compare them to commercial offerings in the same comparison images: