Eyepiece advice

[Paliadon]

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone uses the Meade Series 5000 Plossly eyepieces at all? If you do, how do you find them. I am looking to use them with an LX200 on an EQPro mount. Or alternatively, could you recommend a range of eyepieces that you would prefer.

Thanks in advance.

[Andrew*]

For the money I find the Meade 5000 plossls quite enjoyable. I don't know about the lower f/l ones, but the 20mm and 32mm ones were extremely comfortable with lots of eye relief.

However, I reckon you could get away with paying less if you only intend to use them in your slow SCT. Generally, it does not require expensive eyepieces to offer a good view as a faster telescope would.

On this page, you could look at getting PanaViews for the longer f/ls and perhaps the UWA or Ultrawides for the higher magnification... I say perhaps because I haven't tried them, but from reports it sounds like the UWAs can offer Nagler-like views if the telescope is slow enough.

Hope that helps a bit...

Andrew

[Ben Ritchie]

However, I reckon you could get away with paying less if you only intend to use them in your slow SCT. Generally, it does not require expensive eyepieces to offer a good view as a faster telescope would.

Agree - the Meade s5000 eyepieces are good, but quite expensive for what they are. Andrew's suggestion of looking to the SW range is a good one, I think.

The PanaViews and PanaViews look good to me, but at f/10 you probably wouldn't see a whole lot of difference between the humble £29.95 SkyWatcher plossls and the Meade s5000 equivalents either (apart from your bank balance ). The 10mm and 25mm SW Plossls i've had seemed perfectly respectable to me, and can be picked up used for around a tenner.

[beetlejuice]

I use a 32mm Meade 5000 on my M90. I think it's great for the money I paid for it - £60 s/h but mint. It gives a very nice sharp view across about 80% of the field with a little coma at the edges. Plus the eye relief is very good. I also have a 14mm which I use on my C6 & C9.25 and it too is pretty good - not Nagler good but for £30 s/h absolutely brilliant! You won't be disappointed.

[Andrew*]

I use a 32mm Meade 5000 on my M90.

Oh, yes - I remember that!

Yes I have fond memories of all teh Meade eyepieces I've owned...

[Paliadon]

Guys thanks for that. I might speak to the OIC home and finance and see if I can increase my budget for a "one off" expenditure ;-) .

Thanks again guys.