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Old 03-11-2018, 03:59 PM
KrisN (Kris)
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~30mm ~70degree budget eyepiece

I am after a 30-32mm ~70 degree 2 inch eyepiece for use in a 8in dob 1200mm focal length (f5.9).
It will be used mainly as a finder piece and viewing some larger DSO.

I do not have a massive budget so I am considering the.

Andrews has
30mm - GSO superview- $89 AUD
32mm - SWA 70 bosma (orion/agena/etc clone) $99 AUD

and ozscopes has
32mm Skywatcher 70 deg long eye relief on sale for $169 AUD

The skywatcher price is reduced a lot and seems a good deal, but the reviews online are not very favourable and say it performs similar to cheaper eyepieces (the 22mm is reported to be much better) and this is really more than I want to spend.

I know the performance from these pieces will not be perfect in my scope but that is ok with me as I can not afford the more expensive eyepieces.

Does anyone have any of these pieces and a similar scope?
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