Gee Chris,
That is a sudden change about Tak.
I saw some comments you made a little while ago proclaiming that that the Tak LE's were one of the best EP's available.
What has changed your opinion??
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Originally Posted by Astromelb
Dear I In S'ers,
These are one of the world's most sublime gems in eyepiece history 
Absolutely staggering performance !!
I have (what I understand) is the only set of 5mm, 7.5mm, 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 25mm WA, 30mm, 35mm and 45mm in the southern hemisphere, but would be pleased to hear that others have such a set in the region as well and be quite happy to be corrected here.
It took me 25 years and many many $$$ to achieve this collection
Is there a better eyepiece, I recommend not, I have tried these in a range of exceptional telescopes and recommend that these units are the equal Carl Zeiss Jena Abbe's (not the disgraceful Abbe II's, I am referring to the original CZJ units of which I have a full original set) on many of my very best telescopes. They demolish the performance of Nagler's and other TV's, also Pentax XL/ XW which are great Ep's but are made to look ordinary against such hand crafted exquisite eyepieces, which are not anywhere near similar to Takahashi, which merely also come from Japan and are probably Tak's most over rated product ..... ever !!
If you have any of these keep them, or if you have a larger than 45mm, I am most interested The most famous example of this exceptional range is the 4 inch dia 100mm unit that is used on the Hooker 100 inch telescope at Mt Wilson
Clear skies.
Rgds,
Cris,
Astromelb. |