ED-2 Series Eyepieces

[Rastis]

Hi Chaps,
Has anyone had anything to do with the ED-2 Series Eyepieces sold by AOE? They claim to have 20mm eye relief. Can they be Barlowed as I have a suspicion they may have a built in Barlow as well? Are they the same eyepieces sold by Andrews?
Thank You,
Rastis

[asimov]

See the review section of this site.

[davidpretorius]

i believe they look like a cheaper vixen?????

yes they have a barlow i believe.

[asimov]

Yes, a built in barlow... don't attempt to unscrew the barlow from the body, you'll have elements all over the place! 20mm ER is true. I get great views thru my 9.5mm but it suffers from blackouts, which is not a real problem. Just a matter of eye placement. The smaller the FL in this series the better in this respect...I'm getting a 5mm shortly so I'll soon tell you.

Yes you can barlow them no sweat.