Meade 5000 series or TMB PLanetary ll

[Damo636]

Hi everyone. I cannot decide between a Meade 5000 series 5.5 mm or a TMB Planetary ll 6mm. I have a hole in my collection at the minute for an ep of around this f/length. Any thoughts on which of the two would give the better image would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Damo

[WayBig]

which meade 5000?

if it's the plossl, then I would probably save my money and buy the TMB, because I dont think there's much difference in performance, though the build quality in the meade is better, it looks and feels nicer.

if you're talking about a SWA or an UWA, then i'd take either of those over the TMB...though they cost a lot more

[twotter]

What about the 5mm Hyperion to go with the others in your collection?

[Damo636]

What about the 5mm Hyperion to go with the others in your collection?

I had strongly considered the Hyperion but not sure if it would be the right choice as a dedicated planetary ep. There are a lot of glass elements in it and i think the light throughput at this f/l might suffer. I may be wrong though and maybe someone who owns this eyepiece could advise as to its performance.

[swamp thing]

Hi

Your right.

The 5mm hyperion is not Baaders best planetary eyepiece.

You'd be better off with their genuine ortho.

IMO I would still go with the Meade 5k 5.5 plossl.

Regards Steve

[Damo636]

Anyone any experience with the new Meade Series 5000 HD-60?Series 5000 HD-60 6-Element Eyepieces

They look the part!