How good are Antares EPs?

[Zeffer]

I am trying to reduce the magnification of my Mak and with 1500mm it requires big Eps so wondered if Antares were any good as they are nicely priced. I have picked up a few Meade 4000 Super Plossls including the 32mm which is excellent but am now looking for a 40mm + with less cost! What does anyone think?

[Ambermile]

I think the W70 series are excellent. I admittedly only have the one 17mm but it is a fine piece of work - especially for the price.

Arthur

[FLO]

I am not sure how successful 40mm will be on your scope... I thinking you might get some central darkening (you certainly do on my 4" ETX105 Mak').

Has anyone tried a Skymax 127 with a 40mm?

Also, because of the ep fieldstop, the 40mm only shows 'slightly' more than the 32mm.

On the other hand, I have a secondhand Meade 40mm Super Plossl for sale - PM me if interested

[The Warthog]

I had a 6mm Antares and Celestron a while ago. I found the Antares came to focus a little easier than the Celestron, so I sold the Celestron. They were about the same price range.

[GordonCopestake]

I've just brought a 40mm anteres plossl from astro buy/sell for £18, i collect it tomorrow and will let you know how i get on with it

[Zeffer]

Much appreciated - I look forward to seeing how you get on.

Arthur mentioned the W70 - they don't go up to the sizes I wanted (at least at SNS) but they are in a sale at the moment if anyone's interested! 35-40 pounds.

[FLO]

Zeffer,

This thread might help:

http://tinyurl.com/kxulk

[Zeffer]

Thanks for the link - very useful - I have much to learn!

[GordonCopestake]

Tried the Antres 40mm for just 5 mins last night. Very nice eyepiece for the price. Nice view of the full moon, well framed and even looked like a sphere rather than a disc. Quite impressed, you should like it zeffer.

[Zeffer]

Glad to hear it was a good buy for you - what scope was it through?

[GordonCopestake]

The synta ED80

[Rob]

I used a 32mm Antares on the mak... no problem. It can suffer from some blacking out if you move your eye from side to side too much. experience of steady viewing will help you there...

Hope your enjoying the scope.

Rob

[Zeffer]

I am loving the scope - best way of recovering from an op I can think of!

All I need now is that cloud gun someone mentioned!