[209herschel (Herschel)]

Hi everyone,

I'm about to buy either the ES 6.7mm or the Vixen SLV 5mm for planetary viewing. From my readings, people say the 82 degrees of the ES is amazing but others say the Vixen has a sharper view with the narrower field of 50 degrees. On another issue, is the Vixen NLV (45 degrees FOV) the same quality as SLV?

I'm also looking at the Baaders, Pentax XF 8.5 (using a barlow for higher magnification and anything else in the planetary mid range class. Unfortunately, I think Televue is out of my reach.

Any other ideas would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.