Calling all Radian users
I'm looking at replacing my Meade 6.4mm and 9.7mm Plossls with something better... and my little brain keeps nagging me to look at an 8mm Tele Vue Radian. I guess I'm sick of trying to look through the little pin-prick eye lenses of the Meades.
Logic, on the other hand, tells me I can barlow my GSO SuperView 15mm to 7.5mm so why bother forking out $380 for a Radian?
An 8mm Radian will give me a nice rounded figure of 250X on my LX90. I'm thinking it would become my 'work-horse' high power ep.
I've never used a Radian, and if I get one it'd be my first Tele Vue! I really like the idea of 20mm of eye relief, but have read some mixed reviews about the 'sweet spot' issue. I have a 4mm Vixen Lanthanum and it does a similar thing, although I'm used to it now. I don't use it much though... it's total overkill most nights (500X!).
I suppose I want the Radian for planets and close doubles, and I've also thought about a "volcano top" UO Ortho (certainly a much cheaper option, but doesn't give the eye relief)... oh dilemnas!
There's a beer in it for the first one to completely convince me that I really need one!
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