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Originally Posted by Nightingale
I was considering the meade uwa but the longest f/l it comes in is 20mm.. that would give a very tiny tfov.. the 30mm es eyepiece would give me about the same tfov as my current 34mm 72 deg - so called aspheric eyepiece (made in china).. and i am not sure if the views would be any better.. from a few reviews on those who have bought them on amazon, they concur that the es 30mm quality is no better than the celestron xcels.. so i might wait for reviews on the new meade 26mm MWA.. that would give me a tfov of 0.85 deg in my 12 inch f10.. but not sure what it will cost though..
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Re: The Meades, yes sadly, 20mm is the longest FL.. however, it is a corker of a view.
Intrigued by comments you've read about the ES 30mm, I cannot comment on the Celestron Xcels, I've never looked through them but, The ES 30mm I have is sublime... including in an 12" F5 Newtonian.. it is pinpoint to the edge... The best eyepiece I had for opening up FOV on my 8" was the Sirius Optics 38mm 70 degree FOV. The views were pretty good for the money (Around $160) & as far as I can tell, identical to the Orion Q70 EP at $249.
Not a good eyepiece in my Newtonians but, in the SCT it was good, not sublime but, good....
Another line to look out for in the IIS classifieds is the Vixen LVW's. No longer made but, if you can get your hands on them, I can assure you they will blow you away.. So clear, full of contrast... I will be pitting them against my Meade UWA's soon to see if the Meade's remain in my possession... They are honestly that good... It will be a long process to decide if the Meades stay because, they are damned good too & maybe they still have a place in my collection...
FWIW, I consider my ES 30mm a definite keeper.. if you can, I highly recommend you look through one for yourself... from what I have read, I suspect they are better than the XCELs but, I do not know that for fact...
Cheers