My eyepiece collection including a 21mm Ethos

[Kef9]

Hi People

I thought I'd post my latest eyepiece collection because I had never done it before and because it gives people a chance to see how big a 21mm ethos actually is.

To finish I'm thinking a 8mm ethos and a 3-6mm nagler zoom to cover all the bases. I might sell the panaview in the future depending on how much use it gets.

I think this might be it for a while due to the dent the 31mm nagler and 21mm ethos made in my bank balance.

Cheers

[Moonshane]

holey moley! VERY nice.....

that 21mm is huge indeed. BUT I bet it would look 'small' if you extended the SW zoom

[Kef9]

Just realised i messed up the title of this thread. ooooops!

[Moonshane]

I think you can edit the title if you 'go advanced' on the first post?

[Ben Ritchie]

Holy cow, the 31mm Nagler is a HUGE eyepiece ... and that picture makes it look small ...

For true effect, you need an 8mm TeleVue Plossl in that picture.

[Kef9]

Sorted

[jurassicreps]

i think i may have dreams about that collection tonight

[Kef9]

The skywatcher 26mm panaview which is a 2" eyepiece looks tiny.

I've got a 20mm silvertop plossl I could use. I should have put that in the picture. If I get the chance I'll post another piccy.

[Kef9]

i think i may have dreams about that collection tonight

LOL - Cheers for the complement matey!

[Chris H]

Nice ep's, think I'm going to get a 21E sooner or later. For full effect get one of those tiny cans of coke like you get on planes in the shot, that'll freak folks out.

[hunterknox]

Can you die of envy? Is that actually possible? I just might!

[Solar B]

A very nice collection no Doubt about that , but i cannot help thinking that a Top Quality pair of binoculars will offer a better widefield view (if thats what is desired via Ethos EPs) than any EP in any telescope.

Brian.

[Moonshane]

in a way I agree Brian - hence I just bought some 15x70s. this removes the need for my refractor - now sold and I just have two dobs and the bins now.

[optical thrombosis]

I've just gone all wobbly legged looking at that fine array of glass - you are engendering serious gear lust in me!

[great_bear]

That 26 swa looks like an unwelcome guest trying to sneak into a photo at a society wedding.

[Moonshane]

ha ha nice one G-B

either that or the little mouthy one with his larger tougher mates.

[Macavity]

I just wonder why Mr. Nagler can't achieve a greater constancy of "design" in these.

Every one of them seems to have a different chamfer angle on the body.

Sour grapes, naturally, but...

[Kef9]

A very nice collection no Doubt about that , but i cannot help thinking that a Top Quality pair of binoculars will offer a better widefield view (if thats what is desired via Ethos EPs) than any EP in any telescope.

Brian.

Ummmmm

Not so sure. There is a reason there is a market for these.

[Kef9]

That 26 swa looks like an unwelcome guest trying to sneak into a photo at a society wedding.

Ummmm yes it might be on the chopping block. Its very nice and easy to look through but the edge performance is shocking compared to the Televue. Just goes to show that you get what you pay for. What it does have going for it is the size and weight.

[Kef9]

Okay

I just did another shot. This time with a 20mm silvertop plossl for scale.

The question is......

WHO IS THE DADDY!

[great_bear]

a better widefield view (if thats what is desired via Ethos EPs)

Ethos is more about the "surround" experience than the actual field-of-view coverage. As an aside, the price of the very best binoculars works out as about the same as a pair of ethos (£1200-ish). Having said that, the quality of binoculars is going up, and I saw a comment on BetterViewDesired recently where an experienced, discerning birdwatcher said that quality is now so good, he would never pay extra for premium binoculars again.

[callisto]

My god! I had the SWA 26mm and thought that was big

[yesyes]

I've been wondering for a while how they manage to make these 2" and 1.25". Can you unscrew the 1.25" nose piece and have a full 2" EP? Or is the 2" part just like an adaptor and it only uses 1.25" aperture?

Could you take a picture looking into the nose piece side of an Ethos please?

[great_bear]

They only use the 1.25 aperture, because that's all that is used at their given focal length (i.e. there is no detriment to performance)

[yesyes]

Even the 31mm? Or does that one only come in 2"?