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Originally Posted by casstony
Televue make some top notch eyepieces with superior quality control and I hope Uncle Al stays in business so we have the option of buying his world class eyepieces. Pentax and LVW compete well but Pentax QC is not as good (dust reported in eyepieces) and LVW field of view is noticeably smaller than Delos.
While I personally wouldn't buy a new Ethos because of it's high price, "laughing all the way to the bank" is an unfair comment I think.
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How remarkable - I heard the same thing about dust in the EPs but ironically it was about the made in Taiwan Delos!
However, given the pride both companies have in their products I suspect neither eyepiece have such issues.
One real difference between the EPs is the use of Lanthanum in the Pentax/Vixen. This is why Pentax are leaving the market because Lanthanum is becoming too expensive and thus it isn't sufficiently profitable for Pentax to continue in the astronomy market. The same fate seems destined for Vixen Lanthanum eyepieces as well. With respect to being 'noticeably smaller' (i.e. between 65 v 68 v 72) I think everyone can judge that for themselves
For my own 2 cents worth I would recommend the Delos 17.3mm and 14mm. The 17 Delos because there is no 17mm in the Pentax range and the 14 if you have concerns about potential problems from a 14mm Pentax in your particular scope. Otherwise, IMO the remainder of the Pentax range are a better choice to the Delos