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Originally Posted by Starkler
One thing in favour of the 24mm panoptic is that it will give the widest field available in 1.25" format, which the 22LVW or Denk will not.
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Geoff,
Using a 10"/F5 scope as the example, the 24mm Pano has a TFOV of 1.3 degrees @ 52X and the 22mm Vixen LVW has a TFOV of 1.15 degrees @ 57X. Offsetting the TFOV advantage of the Pano is the contrast reduction resulting from a slightly lower magnification.
Of the several thousand extended objects in the sky that you might view with an eyepiece of this focal length, their would be about 1/2 a dozen that will fit in the field of view of the 24mm pano and not in the FOV of the other two. If you want a larger TFOV to view extended objects buy a 2" 30mm to 35mm eyepiece. Alternatively move the telescope a TAD.
An immaterial point IMO and certainly not worth $100.
CS-John B