I finally had my chance to use my new Pentax’s. The 14 mm and 10 mm XW.
I quick comment on build quality, all I can say is 10/10.
Well I finally got to observe last night with a few friends Geoff, Mark and Julian.
I was so keen to get a look at these pentax’s. The night was partly cloudy with seeing around 7/10 (correct me if I’m wrong Geoff) Anyway first light was Saturn with the 14 mm. Nock my socks off sure did, what a super sharp image. Eye relief is great in these eyepieces. But you do need to get use to putting your eye in the right spot. If you move too much you can get black out. Once I got use to using them it was not a problem.
The image was clear and clean, only colour was that the Maksutov gives a warm colour on planets and the Moon. No ghosting or light scatter.
Geoff and I where able to compare his XL 14 to my XW 14 mm. Apart from field size that the XW was a little bigger. I personally could to see any difference on this night.
Geoff thought the background was a little darker in the XW but I found it hard to see that.
Stars are pinpoint across the whole field in the Mak.
Jupiter was a high light, in either eyepiece it was a very sharp clean image only limited by the seeing. Image was warm again due to the scope, any colour was atmospheric.
The blue yellow on each side of the Planet is not the eyepiece it’s the atmosphere.
So I’m very happy with the Pentax’s and look forward to many a night with them.
Highly recommended.
