EP for Bino and Equinox ED 80 ?

[philming]

Hi all !

The main EP I'm using at the moment are 18 mm Astro Tech Paradigm EP. They are great, but I'm very far from the max magnification I can expect on my Equinox with them, even with the Maxbright bino and a x2,6 glasspath. This setup with magnification makes them equivalent to 8mm EP.

This will give me a x62 magnification. At best I should be able to reach x160.

So the question is does it makes sense for me to go for a pair of 4 mm EP ? In this case what would you suggest ? I like big eye relief and rather wide angle EP on a budget I'd say...

Thanx for your input !

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

do you mean going for a pair of 9mm EPs to reach an effective focal length of 4 mm with the Maxbright? If so, the TMB planetary clones seem to fit the bill.

[philming]

Yes indeed. I guess 2,6 glasspath + the bino itself work as a more or less 3x barlow. So reaching 4mm through this setup would get me +- 8/9 mm EP for maximum magnification.

But I'm wondering if the "ghost" effect a lot of us seem to have on the 2,6 glasspath isn't enhanced on smaller EPs...

Has anyone any experience with this setup ? I guess if 25 mm EP are suggested for these binos, there must be a reason ?

Do I make sense ?