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Hi Rick,
I might be flattered somewhat by having a case full of premium eyepieces but as others have mentioned I think the Hyperion's are fairly average and there are better options available to you. Some focal length Hyperions work ok in certain type/ focal length / focal ratio scopes, some aren't good in any telescope. The 13mm is one of these. I spent 3 hours one night dropping a 13mm Orion Stratus (Hyperion Clone) into over 1/2 the telescopes on the observing field. This included 8"/F6 newt, 10"/F5 newt, 18"/F4.5 newt, 20"/F5 newt, Celestron C8, Meade 10" LX200, Celestron C11 an Orion ED80 and a Takahashi FS102. It was a POS in every single telescope as far as I was concerned and not an eyepiece I would ever want to own regardless of the telescopes I owned. Some people may be less demanding than me and be quite happy with it.
You state you're a glasses wearer and need long eye relief (like me) and your 2 scopes are F5 newts. If cost is an issue, I would be looking around for a 2nd hand 8mm Televue Radian (no longer made) or buying a new 8.5mm Pentax XF. Both are a quantum leap ahead of the Hyperions and almost the equal of top drawer eyepieces like Pentax XW's and Televue Delos. I haven't used a Televue Delite so I can't comment on those. At the current price of about $AUS 310 you might consider a new 7mm Pentax XW. That's as good as it gets and an absolute bargain at that price.
Cheers,
John B
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