[bytor666]

Hello there down under!

I have been buying and keeping this time around....not selling as much as I have come to realize that once I get some good glass, I learn to really appreciate it!

I've gone around in countless circles of buying / selling eyepieces and it only ends up going back to what worked in my fast 10" f/4.7 reflector again. However, I am left with ONE eyepiece that I only use for star-hopping: The 38mm Orion Q70.

Not the greatest EP in a fast reflector, that's for sure. It serves up well as a finder eyepiece and maybe for a few other targets, but this is where it stops, (minus the astigmatism etc).

Here is my final dilemma: I have a choice between getting a like NEW 17mm Vixen LVW, (older style, but in MINT condition), and keep the 38mm Orion Q 70 and use it as a finder EP and have the 17mm Vixen LVW to really use a lot on many targets.....or I can get a brand new 24mm TeleVue Panoptic and sell off the 38mm Orion Q-70 and use the 24mm Pan as a finder EP, but it will also serve double duty to look at things as well, and have better overall correction and a smaller exit pupil.

What would you guys do in this situation?

Cheers,