It did sound too good. $245 is pretty dear for the Stratus. Try Bintel for Stratus or MyAstroshop for Hyperion. Re the (semi-)budget ultra-wides... I noticed Saxon are advertising some Stratus looking 80-deg EPs too. I would pay extra over Stratus/Hyperion prices to get an excellent super-wide rather than a 'near enough is good enough' ultra-wide. With the likes of LVWs around, I don't know where Stratus-like UWAs fit in. Maybe they will be cheap and not work as well in fast scopes.