Meade eye pieces

[Jazza11]

im have been looking at these eyepieceshttp://www.shopatron.com/index/1323.0.42062.45525.46307.0.0
do u guys think these will be good for a 10" dob and has anyone had experience with these pieces

[TheDecepticon]

I use them all the time. Of course I have 2 Meade telescopes to go with them, however, I use them in my other scopes as well with great effect. There is better out there and worse also too, but I think they represent good value for money with reasonable apparent fields of view. The complete set in the case is a good bargain!;)

[barx1963]

Just spent Friday night looking through Nagler and Ethos EP's on 12" and 16" dobs. Worth every cent and now thinking may downsize my ambitions a little aperture wise and spend some $ on EPs. From what I could see the top notch EPs beat the Meade stuff hands down but you get what you pay for!

[toryglen-boy]

i must admit, and this is where i am gonna get flamed, i have yet to look through an eyepiece that made me go 'wow!", and i have used many eyepieces such as TeleVue, Vixen high end, Pentax etc. sure the more expensive ones had a much wider field of view, and where more crisp to a greater degree of the edge, but by far for me the biggest factor is seeing that affects the image, thats not me saying they are no good, far from, i suppose what i am saying is "i find it alot harder to make out the difference between a reasonably good eyepiece to an excellent eyepiece, although i find it far easier to tell the difference between a reasonably good one and a shocking bad one"

as and for buying, the only thing that i would sacrafice for aperture would be portability, the eyepieces that come with most synta scopes etc, is perfectly adequate to get going on.

and now, to pre-empt the thread, i will supply a template for all further replies.



Ahhh!!! but you should try .......... type/brand of eyepiece they are way better than anything and make an ordinary telescope excellent




;)

[JethroB76]

Well then, end of thread.

[Gama]

Hold on ta ya horse there partner.. Dems ar fightin words..

I have the 13mm Ethos, as well as the 24 and 30mm UWA 5000 series.
I can tell you they all do a great job.
They are all crisp and sharp to the edge. If your comparing to the "Other" meade series, then i agree.

eeehaa.

Theo.

[barx1963]

Yes, I should have been more specific, the other Meade series is what I was talking about. The point I was trying to make is that EPs do make a difference and you get what you pay for. I certainly noticed a big difference and that was in very good seeing.
My point was that with a limited budget, I am considering downsizing slightly and getting the better EP. Probably still won't , but will have to save for the really top notch EP.

[GrahamL]

Don't overlook second hand , meade have made some pretty decent eyepieces over the years , anyone own one of these ?
http://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=17642&sort=1&cat=17&page=
There was one knocking round buy and sell a while back quite cheap...Having looked through a few nice bits of glass .. look through this one on a dark night sight unseen you WILL ask ;) what it is .

[rmcpb]

Nothing wrong with the Meade 4000 series as a mid range eyepiece. Its a step up fromt he standard lenses supplied with scopes but not in the league of the really expensive ones. Its a matter of your budget and priorities.

[Kevnool]

Meade rules.

move along nothing to see here.

[richardda1st]

Has anyone seen this review on the Meade 26mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece?
Any comments from someone who uses this EP. It comes standard with the Mead Lightbridge Dob.
http://www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=560

[JethroB76]

Pretty ordrinary EP IMO.
I sold the 26mm QX after one use.