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Hi David
Sound advice - although what we mean by “expensive” EPs can mean different things to different people. I agree with your comment: “Try not to catch the fever with eyepieces or you will end up collecting instead of using them”.
Without catching the fever, all I’m interested in is getting some better quality EPs to replace the ones that were supplied with the scope - without spending heaps. I’m not interested in top of the range EPs because I don’t think I’m ever going to get into astronomy that deeply (at least that’s what I’m thinking at this stage) that I would be justified in spending that sort of money on the hobby (assuming of course that I had that sort of money to spare).
I will probably just end up being what could be called a “casual astronomer”. My main hobby is photography, which I combine with other interests, and there’s no problem with that soaking up any spare cash I have. My son and granddaughter also share the scope and if they end up pursuing astronomy further then they might want to consider top of the range EPs, but that’s not the case at this stage. My son currently works fly-in-fly-out (FIFO), which doesn’t give him lots of opportunities for observing/pursuing astronomy.
As you can imagine, I’ve been scouring the web to garner all the information/knowledge I can on EPs. I came across an article on EPs on another forum which made interesting reading. I quote here in full the introduction to the article:
“I have considered the question of what a person needs in his eyepiece kit, as a bare minimum, for quite a while. Personally, I don’t have a lot of disposable income, and I recognize that a lot of amateur astronomers are getting along on a shoestring budget. So, if you can afford to go out and buy a full set of Naglers, or even Radians, go ahead, this article isn’t for you. It is for those of us who have to choose between a new eyepiece and a new spring jacket and are already garnering disapproving looks from our partners for buying that natty little refractor at a higher price than they really, truly expected.”
Cheers, Bill
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