meade 4000 zoom

[nicnac]

hi all,

a quickie for you, has anybody here tried out the meade 4000 zoom EP?

i am thinking on getting it, or something along those lines, as a "put me on" until i get my "more expensive" collection

maybe thinking on the orion premium zoom too, either or

cheers

[nicnac]

maybe the baader hyperion zoom

[E621Keith]

I have always been skeptical about performance of zoom eyepiece. Well, until I tried a Pentax one recently and have been very impressed. It's certainly a lot better than my plossls and x-cel. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to compare it to premium eyepieces.

Haven't tried the Baader or Meade, but the Baader one has some very good review.

[nicnac]

hhmm, may have to dig through the archives and see if i can find owt,

cheers for that

[E621Keith]

Here is one review on the Meade 4000

http://stargazerslounge.com/equipment-reviews/43040-meade-4000-zoom-eyepiece-review.html

and one on the Baader

Baader Hyperion and Vixen LV 8-24mm Zoom Eyepieces - Review

[nicnac]

thanks keith

[nicnac]

its looking like the Baader Mk3 is the strong contender, me thinks FLO will be getting a call soon

[nicnac]

im leaning back towards the meade.

i notice that FLO stock the 4000's but not the zoom, wonder if they can get them?

they got the group test win in sky at night see and they are £60 cheaper than the Baaders

i must keep in mind that this purchase is a "stop gap" so quality value is the order of the day

[Merlin]

The MEADE 4000 series Plossls and zoom were superb products when made in Japan, but production has been shifted to China and the quality isn't nearly as good.

I have the Chinese-made MEADE Zoom and the twist focusing feels "rough"; there doesn't seem to be any lubrication at all.

As for optical quality, it's pretty ordinary.

[nicnac]

i will now doubt have to ponder some more, there is no real rush though.

anybody tried the Orion premium zoom?

[JB80]

Sorry to bring up an older thread but I have a question about this eyepiece and figured it easier to use the existing thread.

Anyhoo, can someone tell me if the Meade has a t-thread like the celestron zoom or if you can get an adaptor like you can for the Hyperion zoom so it will fit with a DSLR? I can't find anything about it which would suggest it doesn't which would be a deal breaker for me.