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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
Congrats on your purchase. I am very confident that in a couple of months time you will think this is one of the best eyepieces you have ever used. I am predicting you will be in the hunt for a 10mm Pentax XW to go with the 7mm XW within the next 6 months  |
A-frackin'-men!!!
Once you cross that line - you'll never go back
I may not make it until Fall before I order that 5mm <EG>
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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
In a short time you will be very comfortable with it and love it.
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He's dead on with that too - with the extra eye relief and the big eye lens, it is an extremely comfortable EP to use! I know I've spent hours and hours hunting down galaxies in Leo, UMa, and Com-Vir and not felt any eyestrain, unlike the short FL Plossls....
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Originally Posted by janoskiss
It would be interesting to compare the XFs with Radians, which have the same FOV and similar eye relief, but cost a lot more.
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I've put the Radians next to the XW's and XL's on a couple of occations - I kept going back to the Pentaxes! The wider FOV is noticiable, and the way the eyecup adjusts and the size of the lens really make a difference in the comfort. Here, the Radians are cheaper than the XW's/XL's - so they really are a good alternative if you are trying to shave a few dollars.
Congrats Mike - welcome to the Dark Side
