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Originally Posted by Dave47tuc
No I don't  I sold it to Julian. 
I ordered an Vixen 8 mm LVW, I think it will be just as good. |
Dave,
The 8mm Vixen LVW is a better eyepiece than the Meade Series 4000 8.8 UWA IMO. The Series 4000 Meade Ultrawides are clones of the original Nagler design and whilst they give sharp views to the EOF, they are significantly down on light transmission in comparison to the newer designs using modern ED glass. The Series 4000 Meade UWA's are also marginally inferior in terms of contrast and on axis sharpness. Still a very nice eyepiece and great value on the 2nd hand market if you can find one. Don't be dissappointed however, you have gone forward buying the 8mm Vixen LVW IMO which is at the very top of the tree.
CS-John B