Damo636 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Anyone any thoughts on these.Series 5000 HD-60 6-Element EyepiecesMeade's version of the Radian perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Arnt these the STD 5000 series ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo636 Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Apparently these are a brand new product.www.agenaastro.com/meade-series-5000-6-5mm-hd-60-eyepiece.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Buy TeleVue, especially with the present discount!Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilmack Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 They seem to be following the fashion for large, complex eyepieces. Evidently their marketing people hope to persuade us that we can see more by having extra obstructions between our eyes and the precious photons the objective lens or primary mirror has collected! Six elements (the ad. doesn't say in how many groups) is almost certainly going to entail an extra pair of glass-air surfaces, and pose centring problems. And all in a 'budget' eyepiece. However exciting wide field eyepieces may be, we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the best performance (contrast and resolution) is to be had from fewer and better pieces of glass - there's a reason why Clave Plossls and Zeiss Orthos remain so sought after! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_the_Hunter Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Buy TeleVue, especially with the present discount!OllyI was thinking of getting a TV Plossl. I'm after something with a FL of 13 or 14 mm, their Plossls only have 11mm or 15mm near to that range.Meade 5000 it is then (unless I find something else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo636 Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 They seem to be following the fashion for large, complex eyepieces. Evidently their marketing people hope to persuade us that we can see more by having extra obstructions between our eyes and the precious photons the objective lens or primary mirror has collected! Six elements (the ad. doesn't say in how many groups) is almost certainly going to entail an extra pair of glass-air surfaces, and pose centring problems. And all in a 'budget' eyepiece. However exciting wide field eyepieces may be, we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the best performance (contrast and resolution) is to be had from fewer and better pieces of glass - there's a reason why Clave Plossls and Zeiss Orthos remain so sought after!The more i read the more i am leaning toward a couple of Orthos as my high power planetary EPs. They might be a bit of work in the dob but the general feeling is that they will be hard to beat image wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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