Can we have a discussion on Diagonals??

[Darren B]

I have two diagonals, for the 66ED I use a 1.25 prism diagonal. This is the standard one you get from Orion USA and Celestron. I have seen these go for £25-30. For my 80mm scope, I use the WO Quartz which sells for around £225. Both work very well with the scopes that I use them with and don't feel the need to change either of them.

However.......... I am intrigued by the Ziess/Baader prism, those these are very rare and cost around £300 new if not more. While I was happy to shell £25-30 to see if the prism worked better than the mirror diagonal on the 66ED, spending around £300 to experiment is a different matter.